Located 10 miles southwest of Austin, Manchaca (pronounced locally like Man-Shack) is a community in southwest Travis County and part of Hays County. It was named for nearby Manchaca Springs.  Manchaca is an older community that was originally founded in the 1870’s. Most homes today were built in the 1970’s, but there are new subdivisions springing up all over the place. Homes reselling right now are typically 4 bedroom 2.5 baths with just over 2000 sq ft and sell for around $110 sq ft.

Manchaca’s southern location makes it an easy commute into San Marcos for shopping and employment as well.

The Firehall is a popular local restaurant and meeting place and is also in front of the Manchaca Volunteer Fire Department. Youth can play Little League and PONY league baseball at the Manchaca Youth Optimist Club, with baseball facilities just west of the town.

The parts of Manchaca within the Austin Independent School District attend Menchaca Elementary,   Paredes Middle School, and Akins High School . The Hays side of town attends Elm Grove Elementary, RC Barton Middle and Jack Hays High School.