This is the I-35 corridor between Slaughter Lane and Onion Creek Parkway, with the Southpark Meadows shopping center in the middle of it. It holds more rentals than any other area within reach of Buda: 26 communities, 2.8 to 5.9 miles from downtown Buda, on or just off the highway. If you work in Buda or Kyle and want a bigger pool of buildings to choose from, this is where most of the choice is.
26
Communities Tracked
$900
Starting At
$1,235
Average Rent
26
communities tracked, 21 priced
$900
cheapest starting rent today
$1,065
median starting rent
22
running a move in special
Studio
$900
6 communities
1 bed
$905
21 communities
2 bed
$1,044
20 communities
3 bed
$1,488
17 communities
4+ bed
$2,200
2 communities
Deal tracking: 86% of priced communities in Onion Creek & Southpark Meadows are running a move-in special, averaging 8.8 weeks free. 1 community has cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
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The strongest value in each building class, ranked by what a home really costs per square foot each month. A firm special counts, divided across the lease it requires, or across a year when it names no lease. An "up to" offer doesn't, since not every home gets it. We check prices daily, so these picks move when the pricing does.
Class A · Newest buildings, most amenities
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Start From These DealsProgram homes below: check the income caps first
The communities in these lists lease program homes by household income. Your gross household income must fall UNDER the cap for your household size and the home's tier (HUD 2025 limits). Most program homes use the 60 percent tier; a good number of communities offer homes at the 80 percent tier, with the higher caps:
Earn more than the 80 percent cap for your household size and the application is denied at every home here, the market picks above are yours. Earn between the two caps and the 80 percent tier homes are your fit. A few homes sit at lower tiers with lower caps. Each card below names the community's lowest tier, and every community verifies your exact tier at application.
Every home income capped. Our Class A luxury pick leads, then the best of each class by real monthly cost per square foot, refreshed with our daily price checks.
#1 Aspire at Onion Creek
from $842
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed · 2333 Cascades Avenue
#2 Bridge at Estancia
from $1,049
Class A · 1 bed to 4 bed · 1100 Avenida Mercado St
#3 Park South
from $1,117
Class A · Studio to 2 bed · 2000 Onion Creek Pkwy
Program homes at reduced rents for renters under the income caps. Class A luxury first, then the lowest advertised entries, refreshed with our daily price checks.
#1 Bridge at Estancia
from $1,049
Class A · 1 bed to 4 bed · 1100 Avenida Mercado St
#2 Park South
from $1,117
Class A · Studio to 2 bed · 2000 Onion Creek Pkwy
Market rate buildings that hold some homes at income capped rents, most through the city's density programs. The reduced rent is set at application, so the price shown is the market entry — ask us and we pull the program rate sheet the same day, free.
#1 Park at Estancia
from $1,035
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed · 820 Camino Vaquero Parkway
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Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataprices rechecked daily from paid data and community websites
Median starting rents and the deal climate for each class of community here, computed 11/07 from our daily price checks. This series is banked permanently: month over month and year over year movement appears here automatically as our tracking, started August 2026, accumulates.
Our daily price ledger, built from apartment data we pay for, community websites and our own research.
Read from the latest offer we hold for each community, checked daily.
Class A is the newest stock with the most amenities; Class B the solid mid tier; Class C the oldest buildings and lowest prices.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataseries banked daily since August 2026
Starting rents from our latest check. Communities with a full review are linked.
Active apartment and residential construction permits issued in the past year for this area's zip codes. When a permit lands at a community we already track, we name the community instead of the raw address.
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [GREEN BUILDING] New Apartments with Private Garage - contains Club Leasing (134074 SF).
Remove existing roofing system and install GAF Timberline HDZ (weather wood) shingles - no structural repairs decking will remain the same. We will only be replacing the shingles. Existing apartment.
Live data: City of Austin issued construction permits (dataset 3syk-w9eu), pulled November 7, 2026, refreshed daily.
Drive times are one reading with live traffic, taken Tuesday 8:30 AM Central and last measured 2026-09-09. They are not a live lookup and not a weekly average. Leaving at 5pm will run longer. How we get our data.