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Barton Hills Location


Barton Hills lies nestled between the Barton Creek greenbelt on the south and west, up to Barton Springs Road to the north, with an eastern boundary roughly along Robert E. Lee and Rabb Rd.

Barton Hills Amenities


With many houses actually bordering the greenbelt, residents have unparalleled access to the crown jewels of Austin’s celebrated park system. Zilker Park, Barton Springs Pool, and Auditorium Shores are all just a walk or bike ride away. That means the playscapes, the Zilker Zephyr train, and world-class events like the Austin City Limits Music Festival and the Zilker Park Kite Festival are all on their doorstep.

Average Price of Barton Hills Homes


Homes in Barton Hills average between $300,000 to $800,000. Condominiums in Barton Hills average between $150,000 and $500,000.

Average Age of Barton Homes

Most homes in Barton Hills were built between the late 50's and the mid 70's. Barton Hills also has several new construction homes built on older "tear-down" lots.

Average Size of Homes in Barton Hills


Homes in Barton Hills are between 1,500-2,000 square feet.

Amount of Time a Home Stays on the Market in Barton Hills


Average market time for a home in Barton Hills is about 45 days or less.

Grocery Shopping in Barton Hills


Whole Foods is just over a mile away on 6th and Lamar. There is also a Sun Harvest market on the southern side of the neighborhood.

Dining in Barton Hills


close enough to walk home from is the famous “Restaurant Row,” home to perennial favorites like Austin Java, Shady Grove, Romeo’s, Green Mesquite, Chuy’s, and more.

Public Schools


Most homes in Barton Hills attend either Zilker or Barton Hills Elementary, O. Henry or Kealing Magnet Middle School and Austin High School.

Private Schools


Private schools in the area include St. Ignatius Martyr School, Parkside Community School, The Khabele School, and Austin Montessori School.

Pre-Schools


Many of the private schools offer Pre-K programs including St. Ignatius Martyr School and Austin Montessori.

Sports


The nearby South Austin Recreation Center offers basketball and tennis.

Downtown Austin Commute


When most neighborhoods say “minutes to downtown,” it means “twenty minutes in a sweaty, jam-packed I-35 or MoPac.” Not true with Barton Hills. Whole Foods and BookPeople (at 6th and Lamar) are just over a mile away, and the rest of downtown—the music, the restaurants, the shopping, the businesses, and much more—is hardly any further.

Austin Airport Commute


Barton Hills is about 10 miles from the airport, so it is only about a 20 minute drive.

If you had to pick a very short list of the very best Austin has to offer, you’d probably come up with Austin’s wonderful park system, the cultural life downtown, and the widespread appreciation for good food, good music, and good times.

Now, wouldn’t be great to live right in the very center of all that? Somewhere, say, where your house overlooked the Barton Creek Greenbelt, where you could walk to the see Ballet Austin or the Austin Symphony, and where you could choose from literally dozens of Austin’s favorite restaurants and music venues, both Downtown and on “restaurant row?”

That place exists, and it’s a prime candidate for Austin’s “Most Austin” neighborhood.

In 1837, when Uncle Billy claimed his stake and set up a gristmill (where, the story goes, he kept baby bison for the amusement of visitors), he probably had no idea that he was picking out the heart of Austin. No doubt, he was aware of the wonders of the springs, since he named them after his three daughters: Parthenia, Eliza, and Zenobia. But he could hardly have foreseen the development of the city around him that Barton Hills residents now enjoy.

And after a long day of shopping in the Warehouse District, or swimming at Barton Springs, where better to relax than at some of Austin’s best-loved eateries and music venues? Of course, all of Downtown and Sixth Street are available, but close enough to walk home from is the famous “Restaurant Row,” home to perennial favorites like Austin Java, Shady Grove, Romeo’s, Flipnotics, Green Mesquite, Chuy’s, and more.

Whether you crave barbeque, espresso, or tacos, whether you enjoy mountain biking, swimming, or bird watching, and no matter if your tastes run more to ballet, reggae, or Prada, Barton Hills puts you in the middle of why so many call Austin home.