Downtown
Apartments near downtown Buda
Rent at one, two and four miles from Main Street, measured from each community's own map pin, plus the weekday drive times that set most Buda budgets.
- 2
- Within a mile of the center
- 6
- Within two miles
- 10
- Within four miles
- $1,001
- Cheapest within two miles
We refresh this every day from apartment data we pay for, community websites and our own legwork. Last refresh November 7, 2026.
The rings
What the center is worth per mile
| Ring from the center | Communities | Cheapest start | Median start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under one mile | 2 | $1,057 | $1,058 |
| Under two miles | 6 | $1,001 | $1,073 |
| Under four miles | 10 | $1,001 | $1,169 |
Distance runs as the crow flies from each community's map pin to Main Street. Each starting rent comes from our newest price check.
The drive
The number that decides it
Most people who rent in Buda are trading time on I-35 for a lower rent, so the drive is the decision, not a footnote to it. Each figure is the middle drive time across the communities within two miles of Main Street, for a weekday morning arrival.
| Destination | Typical drive |
|---|---|
| Austin, downtown | 42 min |
| UT Austin | 48 min |
| Ascension Seton Hays, Kyle | 13 min |
| Kyle city center | 11 min |
| The Domain | 52 min |
Median across the downtown roster, traffic-aware, weekday morning.
Closest to the center right now
See these on the mapNearest to Main Street first, each with the starting rent from today's check.
Communities we work with
These are our picks, and we're paid a fee by many of them when someone leases. Everything below is ordered by the deal math, not by that.
All 10 communities inside four miles of Main Street
Lowest starting rent first. The ones with no rent on file today sit at the bottom.
- Springs At Sunfield · from $1,001 · Downtown Buda & Main Street
- Carrington Oaks · from $1,057 · Downtown Buda & Main Street
- Silverado Crossing · from $1,059 · Downtown Buda & Main Street
- Emerson at Buda · from $1,086 · South Buda & FM 2001
- Ryze at Sunfield · from $1,139 · Downtown Buda & Main Street
- Junewood · from $1,199 · Downtown Buda & Main Street
- Prose Buda · from $1,269 · South Buda & FM 2001
- Luxe of Buda · from $1,294 · South Buda & FM 2001
- Mansions of Buda · from $1,367 · South Buda & FM 2001
- Covey Homes Harvest Meadows · from $1,979 · South Buda & FM 2001
Questions renters actually ask
Why do people rent in Buda rather than Austin?+
Almost always the arithmetic. Buda is far enough down I-35 to price well below south Austin and close enough that the drive is a commute rather than a relocation. What you trade is time on the highway, and that is worth pricing honestly before you sign.
How bad is the drive to Austin?+
The table above is measured traffic-aware for a weekday morning arrival, not for an empty road. It is longer than a mapping app will show you on a Sunday, and that longer number is the one to plan around.
Is Buda actually walkable?+
In stretches along Main Street. 2 of our tracked communities sit less than a mile from it. Past that, Buda is a place you drive, and the newer neighborhoods were laid out for cars.
What is here besides the commute?+
A genuinely old Main Street with a courthouse square feel, Cabela's and the retail that grew around it on the frontage road, and Buda Sportsplex. Buda has been one of the fastest growing small cities in Texas for a decade, so much of what you see was built in the last few years.
Keep reading
The I-35 corridor
Closest to the ramps, for the drive.
Move-in specials
Every concession on the table right now.
Walk to the grocery store
Measured distance to a full grocer.
True cost calculator
What the whole month actually costs.
Rent history
What these rents have done over time.
The live map
Every tracked community, on today’s pricing.