My Austin Match: find your best Greater Austin area
Answer 12 quick questions about how you live and see your top 3 of 18 Greater Austin areas, why each one fits, and the area that fits you least.
How My Austin Match works
In Greater Austin, the right house in the wrong area can cost you an hour a day. My Austin Match asks 12 quick questions about how you actually live: where you work and when you drive there, the kind of home you want, and what you want close by. It then scores 18 areas across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties against your answers, weighing 24 lifestyle signals along with your commute and your price range.
You get your top 3 areas with a match score and the reasons each one fits, the area that fits you least, and your biggest tradeoff, such as newer homes against a shorter drive.
The 18 areas it compares
- Travis County: Central Austin, South Austin, East Austin and Mueller, Northwest Austin, Westlake and Rollingwood, Lakeway and Bee Cave, Lake Travis and Spicewood, Pflugerville, Manor
- Williamson County: Round Rock, Cedar Park and Leander, Georgetown, Hutto, Liberty Hill
- Hays County: Dripping Springs, Kyle and Buda, San Marcos, Wimberley
Three things Austin buyers find out too late
Rush hour redraws the map. A 20 minute drive at 10 a.m. can take an hour at 5:30. Test the commute at the time you would actually drive it.
The tax rate matters as much as the price. Rates vary by city, school district and special districts like MUDs and PIDs, so two homes at the same price can carry very different payments. See how much house you can afford in Austin.
New construction is not one thing. Builder incentives, lot premiums and HOA rules vary from one community to the next. Compare the whole deal, not only the base price.
What to do with your results
Take your short list to your Realtor, or bring it to Kyle. Once you know where you want to live, a pre-approval turns the list into a real budget with the property tax rate for those areas built in.
It is free, takes about 2 minutes, and there is no credit check. Matches reflect the preferences you choose and general characteristics of each area. They are not market data, and they do not consider schools or crime.
Common questions
What is My Austin Match?
A free 12 question quiz from Kyle Richardson that compares 18 Greater Austin areas across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties against how you live, then shows your top 3 matches, the area that fits you least, and your biggest tradeoff.
Does My Austin Match check my credit?
No. It only asks about how you live and where, such as your commute and what you want nearby. There is no credit check and it does not affect your score.
Does it rate schools or crime?
No. It compares lifestyle signals, commute and price range. It does not rate schools, crime or the people who live in an area, so research those separately for any area on your list.
What should I do after I get my matches?
Share your top areas with your Realtor, then get pre-approved so your budget reflects real prices and property tax rates in those areas. Kyle can compare monthly payments area by area.
Ready when you are.
Start your full application in about 10 minutes, or call and talk to a real person on the team.
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