Leander, TX is a city in far Northwest Austin and a northern neighbor to Cedar Park. Leander is rapidly growing with some up-scale communities set in the rolling hills that provide breath-taking views, like the Crystal Falls and Travisso communities. With a population of around 35,000 people, it has seen considerable amount of population growth in the past 10 years. It's easy to see why Leander has experienced this tremendous growth in recent years when cruising the area. The amount of entertainment, shopping, and dining is more than enough to keep the average resident happy.
The City of Leander is still experiencing a lot of development, as one of the further suburbs from Central Austin. With excellent, well-known communities such as Crystal Falls with it's awe-inspiring views for a fraction of the cost of Austin hill country properties, and great schools in the area, Leander continues to grow as a top choice for many Home buyers. The 183A toll road now extends up to Leander, which tremendously assists in the commute and accessibility for resident's.
Although Leander, TX has several upscale communities, much of Leander real estate remains commercially undeveloped. For this reason, there is a great deal of affordable homes for sale in the city. Leander, TX homes for sale range in price from $100,000 to $1 million. There are several homes that are $1+ million that are near or on Lake Travis. Many of these are located in the Lake Travis and Cypress Acres subdivision and smaller private streets.
Leander has some of the most breath-taking views and homes the Austin suburbs has to offer. Just a short drive to Lake Travis, shopping, and dining and the reasons home buyer's choose Leander keeps on mounting. The area is quiet and peaceful, but close to all kinds of amenities and entertainment. If you are looking for spectacular views that usually command price tags in the millions south and southeast of Lake Travis, Leander offers them for a fraction of the price.
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With the population rising in Leander, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Cap Metro) provides Leander public transportation. Leander was even given a stop on the Capital Metro Rail that provides service all the way to Downtown Austin. The Capital Metro Rail Leander station is located at 183, north of FM 2243. The station has a parking lot with 600 spaces for it's park and ride service. With this park and ride station for the Capital Metro Rail, this should expand the desirability of Leander homes for sale to those who need the access to downtown for leisure or work, but want to avoid the traffic often cluttering I35, 183 and Mo-Pac.
Leander is a popular destination for many buyers as the Leander homes for sale are more recently built and inexpensive. Neighborhoods such as Crystal Falls and the neighborhoods of Highlands at Crystal Falls, Cap Rock, Grand Mesa, The Fairways, and Boulders of Crystal Falls offer luxury homes that really brought Leander into it's own with exhibiting stunning hill country or Crystal Falls Golf Course views.
Leander is a beautiful area with much to offer. Crystal Falls homes for sale are the most popular in Leander and feature luxurious homes with large, mature trees and are close to exemplary rated schools. The Crystal Falls community features the Crystal Falls Golf Club, which is open to the public. The course is rather unique and lots of fun for it's mountainous terrain. It's a very nice course, but a golf cart is a must because of the mountain terrain and ups and downs you could die of heat exhaustion in the hot Austin sun.
To further incentivize the city, virtually all of Leander is also in USDA loan territory which means that you can obtain a 0% down payment USDA loan because the city is in an eligible area. 0% down USDA loans were started as an incentive to get people to move out of the city limits. Leander is very popular with home buyer's seeking no down payment with an USDA loan because of the product it offers, with newer homes on the more inexpensive side, while providing a tremendous school district. USDA annually revises it's boundaries and has a limited allotment of money, so funds will periodically become unavailable. So boundaries are subject to change.
The Leander School District is one of the highest-rated school districts in the Austin area with many exemplary-rated schools. Steiner Ranch Elementary, Deer Creek Elementary, Parkside Elementary, and Canyon Ridge Middle School are just a few of the schools in Leander Independent School District that have received top marks by the Texas Education Agency.
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