Northwest Austin
Cedar Park
A short hop from Austin, with room to actually park the car.
As of May 2026, the typical home price in Cedar Park, TX is $519,689 — compared with $595K for the City of Austin (Redfin; Unlock MLS, May 2026).
Austin comparison: Unlock MLS, May 2026. Cedar Park figures: Redfin · Community Impact.
Families who want an established, walkable suburb with a shorter commute into Austin than the towns further out.
A 3-bedroom resale close to shopping and the 183A toll road
A 4-bedroom resale or newer build with a larger yard
Cedar Park is one of the more established, walkable suburbs in the northwest Austin corridor — shopping, restaurants, and the 183A toll road are all close by. Homes here also tend to sell fast (a 26-day median in the area, per recent market data), a sign of steady demand from families who want an easy Austin commute without living in the city itself.
Cedar Park is served by Leander ISD, which earned a B (88/100) in the 2024–25 TEA accountability ratings and ranks #2 among Austin-area districts on Niche.
Cedar Park sits closer to Austin than Leander, Round Rock, or Georgetown, with direct access via 183A and 183. It's a realistic option for anyone commuting into North or Northwest Austin daily.
In the $450K–$520K range, expect a 3-bedroom resale close to shopping and the 183A toll road. Push into $520K–$650K and you're typically looking at a 4-bedroom resale or a newer build with a larger yard.
Often, yes, if a shorter commute matters to you. Cedar Park's median resale price is around $519,689 (Redfin, May 2026) — roughly $100K more than Leander, which shares the same Leander ISD schools. You're paying for proximity, not a better district.
Cedar Park's apartment market rents a 3-bedroom unit for around $1,875/month on average (RentCafe, July 2026). Against the $519,689 median resale price, that pencils to a rough 4.3% gross yield if a comparable single-family home rented similarly — the softest number of the three northwest towns worth comparing for cash flow. Cedar Park's premium buys proximity and schools, not rental returns; if yield is the priority, Leander or Round Rock pencil out better. Worth noting this is apartment-market rent data, not a single-family comp, so treat it as directional.
Texas has no state income tax, but property taxes run higher to compensate — Cedar Park's combined effective rate (city, county, Leander ISD, and Austin Community College levies) runs around 2.30% (Williamson County Property Tax Guide, updated May 2026). The offset: Texas's homestead exemption removes $140,000 of your home's value from school district taxation once it's your primary residence (Texas Comptroller, Tax Code §11.13(b)), so your actual bill runs meaningfully below the headline rate once that's applied.