Austin Neighborhood Profiles: Highland Hills
Drive between 2222 and Far West , west of Mopac and a small community named Highland Hills just might grab your eye. The MLS area for Highland Hills is Area 1A. In real estate, professionals often note that property quality often comes down to three characteristics: location, location, and location. If that is true, Highland Hills offers it all, since it’s hard to imagine a more ideal location in this region of Texas . Highland Hills is an incredible 5 minutes away from downtown Austin , but its meandering streets, clean homes and quiet tree-lined spaces are simply a world away. Highland Hills is also conveniently located 15 minutes from Lake Travis and just 5 minutes from attractions such as Lake Austin and the Arboretum. Fabulous views make this an amazing place to live.
Residents of Highland Hills enjoy stunning views, a great community, virtually no commute, beautiful homes, large property lots – and much more. Highland Hills has plenty of hills and trees, offering wonderful beauty that simply must be seen to be believed. Top flight builders from the 1950s through the 1990s not only created wonderful homes – they designed a community that offers great residential living that fits in seamlessly with the surrounding natural landscape. Here, deer roam at night and views of Cat Mountain and the surrounding hill country are available from almost each homes. If you want to live close to Austin but want to enjoy all the beauty of a more natural environment – without the isolation — Highland Hills is a good match.
Highland Hills is scattered with duplexes and single family homes. Some of the duplexes are being converted now, due to high property values, and this gives home buyers a chance to buy attached single family homes and condos converted from these duplexes. Many of the older homes in the are have also been fully remodeled and so offer mature landscape lots with all the latest amenities. Many Highland Hills homes are quite large for the time they were built and lots also tend to be generous. This not only offers excellent value and privacy, but also more property to enjoy.