Onion Creek, TX Real Estate

 

Onion Creek is just 6 miles south of downtown Austin near I-35. The community was first settled in the 1850s with the charter of the Onion Creek Masonic Lodge. A near by cemetery, Onion Creek cemetery, was in place in the 1880s. The Onion Creek of today started in the 1970s as a luxury golf community with an 18 hole golf course designed by golfing great Jimmy Demaret. Onion Creek offers homes in and around one of the most prestigious golf courses in Texas.

Homes in Onion Creek range in price but the median price is just over $270,000 and the population exceeds 4000. The residents of Onion Creek are a mixed group with retirees forming the largest number while families are the second in population. Homes in Onion Creek are well designed and range in age from the first homes built in the 1970s to the homes under construction today. You can find any number of attractive and amenity rich houses in the community and often the older homes with their prestigious reputation are the most popular, however the new homes of Onion Creek are giving the older homes a run for their money in the popularity department. Either choice will make an excellent home.

The community as a whole enjoys golf but other amenities including a full range of sporting activities, social functions nearby dining and shopping keeps the fun loving and active residents of Onion Creek busy year round. The community is well located with shopping and dining in and around the area while the downtown area of Austin is a short drive away. This close proximity to the necessary amenities of life makes Onion Creek a popular place to live and builders in the area realized this long ago and have taken steps to ensure the qualities Onion Creek is known for continue to attract new residents to this growing area.

The residents of Onion Creek send their children to Austin Independent School District. The district has 110 campuses that educated over 82,000 students. The student body of Austin ISD is diverse and the district strives to meet the educational needs of all students with a wide range of learning tools necessary to ensure success. The district meets and exceeds Texas state education guidelines while the students consistently score well on state and national testing. Parents are an integral part of Austin ISDs success and their help and advice is valued. Parents, teachers and community come together to ensure Austin's student population succeeds in education and in life.

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