Aerial view · USDA NAIP · flown Aug 22, 2024
Reference location published by Highland Homes, one of the community's builders. It is not the boundary or the entrance.
Palmera Ridge
Leander · North · Williamson County
New-home prices: $784,500 to $1,336,900
- Yearly cost at $500K (estimate)
- $12,297
- Extra charge
- MUD, in the tax
- By car, without traffic
- 39 min to downtown
At $500K: there are no new homes at that price here (they run $784,500 to $1,336,900). The figure is only for comparison.
- No confirmed HOA: the cost leaves it out.
Checked: Oct 24, 2026
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The community: Description under review
426-acre master-planned community in Leander off Ronald Reagan Blvd.; about 1,000 homes planned. The builders list two amenity centers with pools, parks, ponds, trails and playgrounds.
- Size
- 426 acres
- Planned homes
- 1,000
Amenities
- Pool
- Parks
- Trails
- Playground
- Lake or pond
The homes
- New-home prices
- $784,500 to $1,336,900
- From $784,500 (Highland, a finished home on a 60-foot lot) to $1,336,900 (Perry, a plan to build). Perry's homes and plans start at $945,900.
- Builders (3)
Incentives change every week. Ask at the model home what they ask in return.
Where it is and how far you drive
At rush hour it can take longer.
Drive times without traffic: OSRM, with data from © OpenStreetMap contributors (Oct 20, 2026).
Routes: OSRM, without traffic, with data from © OpenStreetMap contributors (Oct 20, 2026). Toll roads: the ones OpenStreetMap tags as toll roads.
Location of the point: Highland Homes.
Daily life
Nearest, by car without traffic: H-E-B 8 min · Garey Park 10 min · St. David’s Leander Medical Center 12 min
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of Oct 20, 2026) · Minutes: OSRM, without traffic
H-E-B
Costco, Walmart and Target
Parks
Hospitals and urgent care
Movie theaters
Shopping centers
Restaurants and cafés
8 within 10 min · 104 within 15 min
By car without traffic. Restaurants and cafés are a minimum: OpenStreetMap does not have them all.
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School district at the map point
Leander ISD
- Close to another district's line: the lot decides.
Palmera Ridge is in Leander ISD: all 1,052 parcels with a school code in its sections (platted as Palmera Ridge and Palmera Bluff) carry the Leander ISD code on WCAD. On TEA's 2026 district map, the Liberty Hill ISD line runs about 200 m from the map point: confirm the district by lot.
How to confirm it with your address
- Look up the lot on WCADLeander ISD website
Leander ISD says its map should not be used for home-purchase decisions. To know the district, look up the lot on the county appraisal district (WCAD or TCAD) and confirm with Leander ISD.
Yearly cost (estimate)
If the home were worth $500K (for comparison)
$12,297
- Total tax
- $12,297 a yearincludes the extra charge: $2,000
- Extra charge
- MUD: $0.40 per $100 of value, already in the tax
- HOA
- No confirmed figure
At $500K: there are no new homes at that price here (they run $784,500 to $1,336,900). The figure is only for comparison.
- No confirmed HOA: the cost leaves it out.
- Total tax: $2.4594 per $100 of value (2026 tax year).
- Total for the sections on sale (platted as Palmera Bluff). The older sections (platted as Palmera Ridge) add Upper Brushy Creek WCID ($0.017): $2.476372. It includes a figure that goes to a vote on Nov. 3, 2026; if it fails, the total drops by $0.03.
- The whole community is in the same MUD. The older sections (platted as Palmera Ridge) also pay a water control district (Upper Brushy Creek WCID, $0.017).
- There is an HOA (Palmera Ridge Master Community, Inc., managed by KiTH Management Services), but neither the community site nor the builders publish the amount. Confirm it with the HOA.
- It does not include the mortgage or homeowners insurance.
Notes
- Before exemptions. If you live in the home, file for the homestead exemption and the bill goes down.
- If the home was not finished on January 1, the first bill may cover only the land.
- The MUD, the PID and the HOA vary by section and by lot: ask for the figures for the lot you like.
- Ask for the MUD or PID notice before you sign.
Before you visit the model home
The model-home salesperson works for the builder. These questions look after your side; get the answers in writing.
What is your rule for working with my agent?
Many builders ask that your agent come with you or register you on the first visit. Ask their rule before you leave your details.
Can the PID be paid off at once?
Some PIDs let you pay the balance and stop the yearly charge. Ask the balance and how many years are left.
What does the incentive ask in return?
Many incentives depend on using the builder's lender. You can choose the title company. Compare before you accept.
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