Barrington Oaks in Northwest Austin is an affordable, older neighborhood with great schools, featuring homes built in the mid-1970s to the early 80’s. Most of the homes here are a combination of masonry (limestone or brick) and siding. Home sizes range from just over 1300 square feet to 2800 square feet with the average home having just less than 1800 square feet of living space..

Bounded by Spicewood Springs to the north and west, 183 to the east and loop 360 to the south, Barrington Oaks is a quick drive to major office and medical buildings, retail stores, and restaurants.  Oakview Park and the local YMCA are there for your recreational needs. And downtown Austin is a short, 10 minute commute.

Students attend North Oaks or Laurel Mountain Elementary, Canyon Middle School and Westwood High in the Round Rock Independent School District, each of which is a Presidential Blue Ribbon School.

The Laurel Oaks Neighborhood Association has a very strong commitment to the area and organizes many social and fundraising events.

Home prices are in the vicinity of $200,000 and up.

Cat Mountain:  The premiere neighborhood in Austin’s Northwest Hills, Cat Mountain is bordered by Cat Mountain Drive on the north, FM 2222 on the south, Mesa Drive on the east, and Westslope Drive – Twin Valley Drive on the west. Cat Mountain is an ideal location offering a quick trip into Austin, great proximity to the lakes, great shopping and dining in the Arboretum area and easy access to major roads. Cat Mountain housing stock ranges from zero lot line cliffside homes to major million dollar homesteads with views of Lake Austin and the Pennybacker Bridge over 360.

Cat Mountain students attend Highland Park or Doss Elementary Schools, Lamar or Murchison Middle Schools, and Anderson or McCallum High Schools.  Click on the school to see current listings that feed to each one.  Our Schools Page (link to post or category schools) allows you to do this for any school in Austin, or set up your own search using our cutting edge map-based home search software  here>>

From Cat Mountain a quick 10-minute drive will get you into downtown Austin, or, going in another direction, The Arboretum for shopping, restaurants and an independent movie theater. Boating enthusiasts can launch their vessels a mere 5-minute drive away at the boat ramp along the river, and techies are a hop, skip and a jump from the high tech corridor along 360.

Homes range from the mid $300s to over $1,000,000 with the median price hovering around $450,000. The houses themselves vary in size from under 1,500 square feet to well over 5,000 square feet.

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Northwest Hills, as its name suggests, lies in the hills to the northwest of central Austin.  Austin style is evident in these custom limestone and brick homes, complete with immaculate lawns and mature trees.  Many homes in Northwest Hills were built in the 1960’s and 70′s, though newer residential developments in the area offer larger, more recently built homes.  Beautiful landscaping is common throughout the area, as are the deer, who frolic with abandon amost everywhere you look.  The best aspects of outdoor living in Northwest Hills, however, showcase the gorgeous Texas hill country views from many homes.  Home prices range from around $400,000 to over $1,000,000.

Northwest Hills is considered to be the area south of Spicewood Springs, north of 2222, east of 360 and west of Mopac. The Northwest Austin Civic Association serves as an advocate for the area to keep residences up on all that is happening.

The western part of Northwest Hills, off of Far West Blvd., offers the highest population density and the chance to see hang-gliders soaring through the skies over Murchison Middle School.  This well-planned community offers both retail and residential space and separates the two with green space. Local restaurants include Mesa Ranch, Mirabelle, Musashino (Austin’s best sushi) and El Arroyo. The Dell Jewish Community Center is also here.

Some of the most highly-acclaimed schools in the Austin Independent School District serves the Northwest Hills community.  Highland Park and Doss are top rated elementary schools,  Murchison for middle school and Anderson for high school.

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Northwest Hills Austin MLS Listings

Showing properties 1 - 6 of 26. See more Northwest Hills Listings.
(all data current as of 5/18/2012)

1. $2,995,000 : 4905 Tortuga PL, Austin
   
   6 beds, 5 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 5,950 sq ft

   Lot size: 1.09 ac

   Year built: 1991

   Parking spots: 4
2. $1,395,000 : 4101 Cat Mountain DR, Austin
   
   5 beds, 5 full, 2 part baths

   Home size: 5,209 sq ft

   Lot size: 14,287 sqft

   Year built: 2006

   Parking spots: 3
3. $1,200,000 : 4205 Farhills, Austin
   
   3 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 4,269 sq ft

   Lot size: 18,687 sqft

   Year built: 1978

   Parking spots: 2
4. $1,060,000 : 4500 Cat Mountain DR, Austin
   
   4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 4,508 sq ft

   Lot size: 12,196 sqft

   Year built: 2005

   Parking spots: 2
5. $998,500 : 4705 Westslope CIR, Austin
   
   5 beds, 4 full, 2 part baths

   Home size: 4,483 sq ft

   Year built: 2007

   Parking spots: 4
6. $850,000 : 4300 Cat Mountain DR, Austin
   
   5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths

   Home size: 3,498 sq ft

   Lot size: 12,240 sqft

   Year built: 1971

   Parking spots: 2

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