9316 Castle Pines Dr, Austin, TX 78717

Offer Deadline Monday at 2PM. Exceptionally maintained home in popular Morningside at Avery Ranch. This home is zoned for Elsa England Elementary School and Pearson Ranch Middle School in exemplary Round Rock ISD. This spacious floor plan features 4 bedrooms including the primary suite downstairs, 3 1/2 baths plus formal living and dining room, large game/media room. Enjoy a beautifully landscaped front yard on your way to the charming, covered front porch. Once inside, you enter the inviting foyer with double height ceiling and large windows with an abundance of natural light. The wall of windows and airy atmosphere invite you into the living room where you can relax and enjoy the fireplace. Openness from the living room to the kitchen makes this a home an entertaining haven. The chef’s kitchen features granite countertops and backsplash with accent strip, 5-burner gas cooktop, upper cabinet lighting and downlights. In addition to the breakfast area with contemporary lighting, plenty of countertop and cabinet space with extra seating at the breakfast bar allowing you to host gatherings of any size. Retreat to the spacious owner’s suite with an intricate tray ceiling and box window. Custom built-in shelving and drawers with hardware make the most of the closet space. Luxuriate in the en suite owner’s bathroom with a gorgeous updated frameless shower made complete with marble tile surround and rain water shower head. Upon entering the second floor, view entry to the game room, stair case, and over-look from the breezeway. The second floor provides a large game room, a guest suite with a private full bath and 2 oversized secondary bedrooms! New carpet throughout the house (June 2021). Hang out with friends and family on the covered back patio, and enjoy a backyard paradise with an extended stone patio and lush green lawn. Walk to the Avery Ranch Main Amenity Center featuring a Jr Olympic pool, lighted tennis courts, basketball court and playground.

Avery Ranch has the only 18-hole golf course in the 78717 zip code that doubles as a neighborhood park, with residents walking their dogs along the cart paths at dusk after the last tee time. That single detail tells you most of what you need to know about this community - it was designed around shared outdoor space, and the people who live here actually use it.

Avery Ranch sits in far northwest Austin, roughly bounded by Parmer Lane to the south, Brushy Creek to the north and east, and US 183A to the west. The toll road is the real selling point for commuters. You can reach the Apple campus or the Domain in about 15 minutes on 183A, and downtown Austin runs about 25 minutes outside of rush hour. If you work in the tech corridor along Parmer or in Round Rock near Dell's campus, your commute barely registers. H-E-B, Target, and most weekly errands are within a five-minute drive along Avery Ranch Boulevard.

Most homes were built between 2000 and 2015 by production builders like Meritage, Taylor Morrison, and KB Home. You will find one-story and two-story plans ranging from about 1,800 to 4,000 square feet, with lot sizes typically between a quarter acre and a third of an acre. Stucco and stone facades with tile roofs dominate the older sections, with more traditional lap siding in newer phases. Prices fall between the mid-$400s for smaller builds and the low $700s for updated four- and five-bedroom homes with pool-ready lots. Teardowns are nonexistent because nothing here is old enough to warrant one.

Avery Ranch feeds into Round Rock ISD, which consistently ranks among the top large districts in Central Texas. Elementary-age kids attend Rutledge Elementary and Fern Bluff Elementary, both carrying strong reputations. Middle schoolers head to Cedar Valley Middle School, and the high school boundary puts most of the neighborhood into McNeil High School's zone. Round Rock ISD's academic performance and per-student funding make it a primary driver for families choosing this zip code over comparable neighborhoods in Pflugerville ISD or Leander ISD.

The daily rhythm revolves around trails, pools, and the school calendar. Morning runners and cyclists hit the Brushy Creek Regional Trail, which connects to Brushy Creek Lake Park and its catch-and-release fishing ponds. Champion Park has a climbing wall, a disc golf course, and open space for soccer practice. The community pools fill up from May through September. For dinner, Foxhole Culinary Tavern on Parmer has become the neighborhood go-to for a nice meal without driving into central Austin. Jack Allen's Kitchen is ten minutes south and always solid. The League Kitchen and Moonshine round out the rotation for casual family meals.

Compared to neighboring communities, Avery Ranch occupies a specific lane. It is more affordable than newer master-planned developments in Leander and Cedar Park, where comparable square footage often starts $50,000 to $75,000 higher. It offers better schools than most Pflugerville ISD options to the east. And it has more community infrastructure than the scattered subdivisions along US 183 that lack a unifying HOA or shared amenities. The tradeoff is age. These are not brand-new homes, and some original fixtures show two decades of wear.

Avery Ranch makes sense for families who want Round Rock ISD without the Round Rock address, for tech workers commuting to the Parmer Lane corridor, and for anyone who values an active outdoor lifestyle but does not want to pay Westlake or Circle C prices. If you need walkability to restaurants and nightlife, this is not your neighborhood. But if your ideal Saturday involves a morning trail run, an afternoon at the pool, and grilling in the backyard while the kids ride bikes, Avery Ranch delivers that life at a price point that still feels reasonable for Austin.