Any help appreciated on this. What areas are good to look into for a move to Austin? Planning on settling down, good schools and vibe. Decent houses. We like Leander/Cedar Park and West Lake Hills. Open to all ideas!

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These are so helpful. Opened up a new way of looking at it. I started looking into Bastrop and the East Austin area as well this morning after your advice and lots of growth there as well. Work for me is at any hospital and also do travel work. Will take the advice and rent for a year then explore. Thank you so much!

When we moved here from NYC, we rented a year and spent almost every weekend brunching and touring different areas around Austin until we found the right area/school/house fit.

Depending on your situation, might be worth getting boots on the ground and feel out the areas first before buying.

HtH.

Its crazy, was researching hospitals in the area and ran into this:

Its crazy, was researching hospitals in the area and ran into this: https://www.beckersphysicianleadership.com/news/physician-owned-hospital-closes-emergency-department.html

Westlake is as turn-key as it gets if you're into that and can afford a house there

Depends on a number of things like if you have a commute to downtown for work, activities your family are into, etc.

🚌 Leader/CP is good and growing area. Lived there for about a year. WLH are probably the best schools, but is a big $$ area, so depends on budget and you feel about school with trust fund kiddos.

I'm in SW Austin and Dripping Springs IISD. Great schools, country-burb vibe, but close to downtown.
AISD is terrible. Avoid. 
Round Rock/Gtown: Great schools, but IMHO lame vibe. Apple and Dell are up there.
SE Austin is blowing up from Tesla: Taylor, Manor, Bastrop might be worth a look depending on commute.