Maple Run, Austin Real Estate

What is Maple Run like?

In many ways, Maple Run is a typical South Austin neighborhood. Families, singles, and couples, young and old reside there.

Real estate in Maple Run is a good option for a variety of home shoppers. Prices there put homes in reach for first time home buyers, families looking to expand, empty nesters looking to downsize, and plenty of others.

What kind of houses and lots are in Maple Run?

Maple Run was first developed in the early 1980s, with the vast majority of construction being completed in that decade, though a few homes there were built in the 1990s.

Three bedroom, two bath homes dominate the Maple Run market, but four bedroom floor plans can also be found there. Almost all Maple Run homes have two car garages, and most homes there were built on slab foundations.

Square footages range from 1,200 square feet to 2,400 square feet, with a few much larger homes. A combination of frame and masonry (brick or stone) construction are most common there.

What should I expect to spend for a house in Maple Run?

Maple Run real estate prices range from the mid-$100,000s to the mid-$200,000s, depending on factors such as location within the community, condition, and square footage. This is one of the few remaining affordable areas in South Austin

An average Sold listing in Maple Run at the time of this writing is a 1987-built, four bedroom, two bath house with 1,789 square feet for $182,000 (roughly $102 per square foot of living space).

What's close to Maple Run? (Dining, shopping, entertainment, athletics)

Because of its proximity to Mopac Expressway just to the west, nothing is too far from the Maple Run neighborhood. Downtown Austin—with its famous restaurants, museums, city parks, swimming holes, nightlife is only about twenty minutes away.

But residents of Maple Run don’t need to travel even that far. Parks, theaters, bowling alleys, banks, gyms, and shopping of every variety can found within the immediate area. Thanks to development on William Cannon to the north and on Slaughter Lane to the south, Maple Run residents can enjoy innumerable community amenities.

What about the schools in Maple Run?

School age students living in Maple Run may attend nearby Austin Independent School District Schools: Boone Elementary School, Covington Middle School, and Bowie High School—all of which received Academically Acceptable status in required 2007 Texas Education Agency ratings. Neighborhood school, Cowan Elementary, exceeded standards and received Recognized status.