Highlands, Austin, TX: Homes, Prices & Neighborhood Guide

What types of homes are in Highlands?

38 homes sold in Highlands from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; 97% were single-family houses. The typical home has about 1,526 square feet and was built in 1959.

• Single Family Residence: 37 sold (97%)
• Condominium: 1 sold (3%)
• New construction: 18% of sales
• Living area: typically 1,526 sq ft; most between 1,000 sq ft and 2,552 sq ft (10th to 90th percentile, 38 homes)
• Year built: typically 1959; most between 1935 and 2025 (10th to 90th percentile, 38 homes)
• Lot size: typically 0.14 acres; most between 0.07 acres and 0.18 acres (10th to 90th percentile, 37 homes)
• Stories: one 58%; two 34%; three or more 8%
• Private pool: 8% of homes sold

Closed residential sales in ABOR MLS, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.

What is the typical price range in Highlands?

The median single-family home in Highlands sold for $703,281 net of seller concessions ($487 per square foot) over Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, across 34 sales; the median home took 17 days to sell.

Single-family homes, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, ABOR MLS. The live MLS feed records 37 single-family sales in this period; this table counts the 34 the ALEX warehouse records as closed. Net price = sale price less seller-paid closing costs and repairs. Figures from the ALEX market statistics model, the same computation as the ALEX valuation report. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

What restaurants and amenities are near Highlands?

Within 3 miles of the middle of Highlands OpenStreetMap lists 368 restaurants and cafes, 24 grocery stores, 81 parks and nature areas.

• Restaurants and cafes (368 within 3 miles): Home Slice Pizza (0.0 mi), Foreign & Domestic (0.1 mi), Flightpath Coffee House (0.1 mi), Bistro Vonish (0.1 mi), Nae's (0.2 mi)
• Groceries (24 within 3 miles): Fresh Plus Hyde Park Grocery (0.9 mi), Natural Grocers (0.9 mi), Sprouts Farmers Market (1.0 mi), H-E-B (1.0 mi), Mosaic Market (1.4 mi)
• Parks and nature (81 within 3 miles): Bruning Green (0.1 mi), Highland Greenway Park (0.6 mi), Jacob Fontaine Plaza (0.7 mi), Shipe Park (0.8 mi), St. John's Encampment Commons (0.9 mi)
• Golf (2 within 3 miles): Hancock Golf Course (1.2 mi), Morris Williams Golf Course (2.6 mi), Harvey Penick Golf Campus (3.9 mi), Lions Municipal Golf Course (4.0 mi), Butler Pitch & Putt (4.3 mi)
• Fitness and recreation (47 within 3 miles): CrossFit City Limits (0.2 mi), Whitaker Intramural Fields (0.5 mi), My Vinyasa Practice (0.7 mi), Body Collective (0.7 mi), Crux Climbing Center Central (0.7 mi)
• Pharmacies (7 within 3 miles): Avita Pharmacy (0.4 mi), Walgreens (0.7 mi), H-E-B Pharmacy (1.1 mi), Peoples Pharmacy (1.4 mi), CVS Pharmacy (1.4 mi)
• Hospitals and clinics (26 within 3 miles): Kind Clinic (0.5 mi), Ascension Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (1.1 mi), Austin State Hospital (1.2 mi), Mueller Medical Office Building (1.2 mi), UltraPersonal Healthcare (1.4 mi)
• Libraries (10 within 3 miles): Austin Public Library - Yarborough Branch (1.4 mi), Austin Public Library - Windsor Park Branch (1.7 mi), Harrison Library (1.8 mi), Austin Public Library - St. John Branch (1.9 mi), Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum (2.1 mi)

Community features named in listings: Curbs (9 listings), Sidewalks (5 listings).

Named places from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extract of September 28, 2026; straight-line miles from the middle of the homes sold, not driving distance. A place missing from OpenStreetMap is missing here.

What should someone know before moving to Highlands?

Before moving to Highlands: 26% of homes sold had a homeowners association; the median combined property tax rate on homes sold was 2.1211% (2026 adopted rates, 34 parcels, before exemptions).

• HOA: 26% of homes sold had a homeowners association.
• Property tax: The median combined property tax rate on homes sold was 2.1211% (2026 adopted rates, 34 parcels, before exemptions). It sums every taxing unit on the parcel, including a MUD or PID where one levies. Source: county appraisal district records.
• Flood zone (FEMA map): 0 of 39 homes sold sit inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (1% annual chance) and 0 in the 0.2% annual chance zone. Checked October 25, 2026 against the National Flood Hazard Layer by each home's map point; ask for an elevation certificate on any specific home.
• Flood plain (as listed): 0 of 36 listings answered yes or partial to the MLS flood-plain question.
• Schools named in listings: Elementary: Reilly (Austin ISD), 22 listings; Elementary: Ridgetop (Austin ISD), 15 listings; Middle: Lamar (Austin ISD) (Austin ISD), 37 listings; High: McCallum (Austin ISD), 38 listings. Attendance zones change; confirm with the school district.
• Supply: 6 homes for sale, about 0.2 months of supply (under 4 months usually favours sellers).

What is it like to live in Highlands?

By the records: Highlands has lots of about 0.14 acres; community features such as curbs, sidewalks; the nearest grocery store 0.9 miles away (Fresh Plus Hyde Park Grocery); the nearest park 0.1 miles away (Bruning Green).

Answered only from the records on this page: sales, listings, maps and public records. ALEX does not describe who lives in a neighborhood.

Sources: ABOR MLS (Unlock MLS) closed and active listings; ALEX market statistics model; county appraisal district records (tax rates); FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Which listings count as Highlands follows the MLS subdivision name, the same rule ALEX uses for comparable sales. Aggregates only: Texas is a non-disclosure state. Updated October 25, 2026.

Includes the MLS names North Loop, Hegman.

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