6000 Cary Dr, Austin, TX 78757

Charming and well appointed, this classic rambler is located on one of the loveliest streets in the highly desirable Central Austin neighborhood of Allandale. Built in 1958 and modernized throughout the years, the 1753SF home consists of three generously sized bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Common areas include an updated dine-in kitchen with a large kitchen island and a living room with custom built-ins that opens to a large covered patio. 6000 Cary Drive is well sited on a .25 acre lot with mature, well placed trees that provide plenty of shade without restricting the ability to put in a pool. Walkable and bikeable to countless area amenities including the Northwest Park complex (complete with community pool, tennis courts and playgrounds) and the restaurants, bars and conveniences located on the vibrant Burnet and Anderson Road corridors. 6000 Cary Drive feeds to a highly rated and diverse family of schools and is walking distance to Gullett Elementary and Lamar MS. Enjoy Austin to its fullest with easy access to Downtown, major employers to the north, Q2 Stadium and the Domain.

Allandale is a mid-century neighborhood in North-Central Austin's 78757, built around the Burnet Road dining corridor and the Shoal Creek trail. Median home price $950K. Austin ISD schools (Gullett Elementary), 12 minutes to downtown, 8 minutes to UT campus.

The housing stock is predominantly 1950s-60s ranch homes on generous lots (8,000-12,000+ sq ft) — big enough for serious yard space, a pool, or a future addition. Some owners have updated; others love the original floor plans. A teardown-and-rebuild wave is underway but slower than in Westlake or Tarrytown. Active listings typically number 10-15 at any given time.

Burnet Road changed everything. Barley Swine, Bufalina Due, Pinthouse Pizza, Yard Bar, and Phil's Icehouse turned this stretch into one of Austin's best dining corridors. Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest Pool (Austin's first Olympic-sized public pool, opened 1956) anchors summer life. Shoal Creek bisects the neighborhood with a trail connecting south to downtown and north to Anderson Lane.

What makes Allandale the value play in Central Austin: lot sizes that rival Tarrytown at half the price, a dining corridor that rivals South Congress, and a commute that's shorter than most suburbs. The tradeoff is Austin ISD (good but not Eanes) and mid-century homes that may need updating.