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Big Sky Ranch
Dripping Springs · West
New-home prices: $445,990 to $649,990
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$9,848
- Extra charge
- No MUD or PID in the Hays CAD record (Oct 21, 2026)
- By car, without traffic
32 min to downtown
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A $500K home can cost $7,326 more a year depending on the community. Leaves out 5 whose HOA is not confirmed. Compare 43 new-home communities near Austin.
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Tessera on Lake Travis
Lago Vista · West
New-home prices: $388,995 to $818,990
- Yearly cost (estimate)
Usually $13,320
$13,320 to $18,129 depending on the lot
- Extra charge
- PID $1,120–$5,929 a year
- By car, without traffic
49 min to downtown
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Heritage
Dripping Springs · West
New-home prices: $329,990 to $634,990
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$12,999–$13,756
- Extra charge
- PID $3,091–$3,848 a year
- By car, without traffic
35 min to downtown
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Village Grove
Dripping Springs · West
New-home prices: $316,990 to $664,047
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$13,828
- Extra charge
- MUD, in the tax
- By car, without traffic
32 min to downtown
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Cannon Ranch
Dripping Springs · West
New-home prices: $402,240 to $549,970
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$8,212 (HOA not confirmed)
- Extra charge
- No MUD or PID in the Hays CAD record (Oct 22, 2026)
- By car, without traffic
31 min to downtown
- No confirmed HOA: the cost leaves it out.
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West Cypress Hills
Spicewood · West
New-home prices: $491,690 to $601,690
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$13,004 (HOA not confirmed)
- Extra charge
- District, in the tax
- By car, without traffic
40 min to downtown
- No confirmed HOA: the cost leaves it out.
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Sola Vista
Spicewood · West
New-home prices: $849,990 to $1,201,515
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$9,470
At $500K: there are no new homes at that price here (they run $849,990 to $1,201,515). The figure is only for comparison.
- Extra charge
- No MUD or PID in the TCAD record (Oct 24, 2026)
- By car, without traffic
37 min to downtown
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Parten
Austin (southwest) · West
New-home prices: $891,990 to $1,329,950
- Yearly cost (estimate)
$13,212 (HOA not confirmed)
At $500K: there are no new homes at that price here (they run $891,990 to $1,329,950). The figure is only for comparison.
- Extra charge
- MUD, in the tax
- By car, without traffic
31 min to downtown
- No confirmed HOA: the cost leaves it out.
North: Liberty Hill · Leander · Georgetown · North Austin. Main highways: I-35, US 183, 183A, MoPac, and SH 29.
Northeast and east: Round Rock · Pflugerville · Hutto · Manor · East Austin. Main highways: I-35, SH 130, SH 45, US 290, and US 79.
South: South and Southeast Austin · Buda · Kyle · San Marcos. Main highways: I-35, SH 45, and US 183.
West: Dripping Springs · Spicewood · Lago Vista · Southwest Austin. Main highways: US 290 and SH 71.
Drive times without traffic: OSRM, with data from © OpenStreetMap contributors (Oct 20, 2026).
Area photos, from Wikimedia Commons: North: photo of Georgetown (Photo: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)) · Northeast and east: photo of Round Rock (Photo: James Howard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)) · South: photo of San Marcos (Photo: Jonathan Cutrer from San Angelo, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)) · West: photo of Dripping Springs (Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized))
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