Austin Lake Hills and Lake Estates off of Cuernavaca Road in Eanes ISD

Austin Lake Hills and Austin Lake Estates

Austin Lake Hills is located 7 miles west of downtown Austin:

The entire area is often called Austin Lake Hills or Austin Lake Estates, though the entire area of homes on the stretch of road off Cuernavaca Road up north to Lake Austin is often just referred to as "off Cuernavaca". The identity crisis is the result of over a dozen smaller subdivisions with names like Aqua Monte to Werkenthin. Officially speaking, Austin Lake Estates is the section closest to Lake Austin demarked by the over-the-street sign at Mecca Road where Cuernavaca curves back southeast and eventually becomes River Hills Road which loops back to 2244 Bee Caves Road. (See the map below.) If you continue Mecca Road towards Lake Austin you'll eventually hit Edgewater where the Lake Hills Community Association lakeside pool and park is located. Lake Hills HOA is voluntary for those who live in the area.

Lake Hills Community Association (LHCA)

If you are lucky enough to live in the Lake Hills area water district, then you can join the Lake Hills Community Association HOA. Membership is voluntary and is just $300 per year. Membership gets you access to a waterfront park, a swimming pool, a boat ramp with docks and recreational members area to play, meet and gather. Here is a map of the water district to see which homes are allowed membership: Lake Hills HOA boundary map. You can visit them online at www.LakeHillsCA.org.

Living off of Cuernavaca is different.

No manicured poodle-shaped hedges here. In the 1970's the homes off Cuernavaca were a refuge for free spirits looking to get away from the rat-race of city life. The word "hippies" comes to mind. Today the neighborhood is a mix of old and new; you'll see a modern green home next to a mobile home on a 3 acre lot. The beauty of our neighborhood is the rustic charm of old growth oaks, super large lots, tons of privacy and eclectic people...our next door neighbor has chickens and geese...we're all just doing our best to help "keep austin weird". Below are some of the main platted subdivision neighborhoods off Cuernavaca:

Buying off Cuernavaca

Homes prices in the Austin Lake Hills and Cuernavaca area are hard to generalize since there are so many different areas...Austin Lake Hills and Seven Oaks are right next to each other but the prices are not. The bulk of re-sale homes in the area are 1,800 to 3,000 square foot homes selling in the $250k - $450k range. New construction prices in Austin Lake Hills and Austin Lake Estates averages out in the $160s to $170s per square foot. In Seven Oaks the average new construction price is over $350/sf with homes for sale in the $2 to $4 million range. New construction prices for the Toll Brother's subdivision of Bella Lago (officially platted as Werkenthin) averages out in the mid $200's/sf. So you have home prices that range from $170,000 to $4.5 million within a mile of each other. And that's probably one of the reasons that the modestly priced homes off Cuernavaca have had such solid appreciation over the years. Where else in Austin can you have a half acre oak covered lot in Austin's top school district for under $200/sf? It's a formula for popularity and solid appreciation.

Cuernavaca Area Market Snapshot

If you want to get a better idea of home prices, both recent sold and current actives, click on the form at the top right of this page and get our Market Snapshot of the Neighborhood. If you are going to buy in the area, we recommend you work with someone who really knows the area...like us!

Austin Lake Hills and Austin Lake Estates off Cuernavaca- Austin Map:

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