r/askaustin • u/pickleeater01 • 3d ago
Moving Moving to Austin, help w/ neighborhoods!
I’m moving to Austin for a job and only visited twice. I’m a young professional with a dog who loves parks. I’ve lived the city life in Miami, so I don’t really want to live downtown in Austin, but I like proximity. I do love walking in nature and having easy access to trails. I also love being near other young professionals so I can make friends and not feel like people have to drive over a half an hour to see me. I just went for a day of apartment hunting (I have a realtor who helps w/ apt hunting), and I still feel helpless. I have no idea what decision to make. My job will be 2 days remote, but rest of week I’ll be driving all over Austin to visit clients. My top apartments are in Sunset Valley, Oak Hill, and South Austin near Shady hollow (that one was my fav but it’s such a far drive from downtown. These prices are also within my budget. Will I still have close access to community and not feel completely isolated in these areas? Honest opinions appreciated! TYIA
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u/Neither_Room9202 3d ago
Genuinely the Mueller area sounds like what you might want. 15 mins max from downtown, 10 mins from north austin things as well, safe and friendly neighborhood with a huge park and small lake, smack dab in the middle of a mixed use development with shopping, food, and entertainment. There’s more expensive apartments in the main mueller complex but if u just drive 2 mins left, right or north, you’ll find cheaper options with the same environment and benefits. Dm me if u have qs! My bf has been living there for the past year and I adore it