Information on Living and Renting in North Austin

At A+ Apartment Locators, North Austin is our specialty. We cover all areas of Austin, but we have developed special relationships with apartment communities and landlords in areas close to our Balconies Woods location in North Austin. These areas include the Arboretum, Jollyville, Pond Springs, Anderson Mill, Volente, Lake Travis, Cedar Park and Leander, among others. We are trusted to locate North Austin apartments for hundreds of clients each month. With our Austin apartment guide, we make it easy to find the apartment that suits your budget, requirements and lifestyle.

Here is just some of the information that can help you make a decision about living and renting in North Austin:


Besides the thousands of retail, service, hospitality and health employers throughout North Austin, this area of the city is also home to some of the largest technology employers including Dell, Samsung, Solectron and Applied Materials, among others. The Round Rock and Leander School Districts are also two of the largest employers in the city. Due to demand for housing near these large employers there are hundreds of quality apartment complexes, rental homes, townhomes, duplexes and condos available for rent throughout the area. Regardless of who you work for, you can find a rental property to suit your lifestyle and transportation needs.


North Austin is a shopping mecca, with a broad range of shopping opportunities from the very high-end to the very alternative and everything in between. The Domain features brands like Tiffany’s and Louis Vuitton, yet it is situated just a short drive from a local favorite, Planet K, which showcases unique alternative lifestyle items. If you are a fan of shopping major brands, this is where you want your apartment to be. Head to Leander to shop hundreds of stores at Lakeline Mall or venture out to Round Rock for great deals at the Round Rock Outlet Mall. Round Rock is also home to the only IKEA currently in Austin. For a different high-end experience, stroll the Arboretum and enjoy shopping store likes Restoration Hardware, Chico’s and Heather Scott Design, as well as fantastic dining and entertainment! No other area of the city parallels North Austin for convenience shopping. There is considerable infrastructure here, so everything you need is close by no matter what apartment community you choose – gas, groceries, house needs, pharmacy – anything!


Northwest Austin is known for the fantastic schools in the Round Rock, Leander and Lake Travis School Districts. Eight Round Rock ISD schools won a spot on the Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll for 2009. Westwood High School was listed among the top 10 high schools in Texas and the top 100 high schools in the United States by US News & World Report. Lake Travis ISD and Leander ISD also offer an excellent education with many award-winning schools.


While many people believe downtown Austin is the center for entertainment and fine dining, many areas of North Austin offer excellent options as well. The Domain shopping center is home to some of the best rated restaurants in Austin, including Cru – A Wine Bar, Flemings, Jo DiMaggio’s Italian Chophouse, Jasper’s and McCormick & Schmick’s. Other notable restaraunts include The Cheesecake Factory, Z Tejas and Eddie V's in the Arboretum and Baby Alcapulco’s, North by Northwest and Iron Cactus near the Gateway shopping center. The Lakeline Alamo Drafthouse offers dinner, drinks and a movie nightly. Local haunts like Sam’s Boat and Chuy’s serve up great happy hours. These restaurants, and many others in the area, offer both dining and nightly entertainment, great game watches and live music. No matter what area of North Austin you choose to live in, your North Austin apartment is sure to be close to good food and good entertainment.

We are the Arboretum and NW Austin's premier apartment and rental property locators, specializing in the North and Northwest Austin area. We can locate North Austin apartments and rental properties offering a range of amenities such as resort style pools, sports courts, gyms, even wireless Internet. Whatever your lifestyle, we can find a property to fit your needs!

We offer the most complete apartment and rental property database in Central Texas, and with it we compile everything you need to know about each North Austin rental. We list almost every possible amenity within the apartment and the community. We pride ourselves on being a crucial part of any successful apartment search by locating precisely what you want, where and when you want it!