Inside this guide
- Austin build-to-rent communities: 49 checked Oct 20, 2026
- How do build-to-rent homes work in Austin?
- Our Austin build-to-rent community reviews
- Pflugerville, Round Rock and Hutto
- Georgetown, Leander and Liberty Hill
- Kyle, Buda, San Marcos and Maxwell
- Manor and Bastrop
- Austin, Bee Cave and Dripping Springs
- What should I compare between build-to-rent homes?
- Frequently asked questions
- Want help finding your Austin rental home? It’s free.
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Quick answer: Build-to-rent (BTR) communities in Austin are neighborhoods of new detached homes, cottage-style homes and townhomes built to be rented, with a leasing office like an apartment community. We checked 49 Austin BTR communities on their own websites on Oct 20, 2026, mostly in Pflugerville, Austin, Georgetown, Leander, Round Rock and Hutto. 28 listed a move-in offer that day, the largest being up to 10 weeks free at Avendale at The Colony. Starting rents shown ran from $1,824 to $2,924 a month where a price was posted.
Austin build-to-rent communities: 49 checked Oct 20, 2026
| Community | City | Home type | Features listed on its site | Price and offer on its site | Our review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMH Addison | Austin | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | From $2,583/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Avalon Townhome Collection Bee Cave | Austin | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,455/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| BB Living Easton Park | Austin | Townhomes | Garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | Our review |
| Bridge at Goodnight Ranch Townhomes | Austin | Detached homes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | Listed up to 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Casata Austin | Austin | Cottage-style homes | – | Listed 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| The Terrace Hill Country Townhomes | Austin | Townhomes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | From $2,924/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Ascend at Valverde | Bastrop | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Listed up to 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Avendale at The Colony | Bastrop | Cottage-style homes | – | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| BB Living Sweetwater Crossing | Bee Cave | Townhomes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Covey Homes Harvest Meadows | Buda | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| The Mansions of Buda | Buda | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| The Residences at Big Sky Ranch | Dripping Springs | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Alta Westinghouse Townhomes | Georgetown | Townhomes | Garages | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Avilla Berry Creek Highlands | Georgetown | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Georgetown Heights | Georgetown | Townhomes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Listed 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Linea Stillwater | Georgetown | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages | Listed up to 5 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Rivers Edge Rental Homes | Georgetown | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Tricon Saddle Creek | Georgetown | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $1,989/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Mansions Eight65 | Hutto | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Star Ranch Townhomes | Hutto | Townhomes | – | Listed 1 month free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| YardHomes Cottonwood Creek | Hutto | Cottage-style homes | Fenced yards | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| 1880 at Plum Creek | Kyle | Detached homes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| AMH Bunton Creek | Kyle | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | From $2,413/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Magnolia at Bunton Creek Rental Homes | Kyle | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $1,931/month; listed up to eight weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Arista San Gabriel | Leander | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Caso Leander | Leander | Detached homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Listed 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Escalon Townhomes | Leander | Townhomes | Garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | Our review |
| Tricon Bryson | Leander | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,199/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| YardHomes Hero Way | Leander | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Avilla Rio Oaks | Liberty Hill | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Avilla Vista Ranch | Liberty Hill | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Caso Santa Rita Ranch | Liberty Hill | Detached homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | Our review |
| Limestone Creek Rental Homes | Manor | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,080/month; listed up to eight weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Hymeadow Springs Rental Homes | Maxwell | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $1,824/month; listed up to eight weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| The Corridor at Sunset Oaks Rental Homes | Maxwell | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $1,846/month; listed up to six weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Banyan Everton | Pflugerville | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,287/month; listed up to 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Legacy Rental Homes Pflugerville | Pflugerville | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Lone Oak Homes | Pflugerville | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Listed up to eight weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Townes on Tenth | Pflugerville | Townhomes | Garages, pet-friendly | From $2,233/month; listed up to 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Vine Creek Reserve Rental Homes | Pflugerville | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,264/month; listed six weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| YardHomes Trailside | Pflugerville | Cottage-style homes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Yardly Kelly Lane | Pflugerville | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Listed up to 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Caso University Heights | Round Rock | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Oasis at Round Rock | Round Rock | Cottage-style homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Stillwell at Avery Centre | Round Rock | Cottage-style homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | Our review |
| The Oaks on Chisholm Trail | Round Rock | Detached homes | – | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| YardHomes Meadow Lake | Round Rock | Cottage-style homes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | Our review |
| Casata San Marcos | San Marcos | Cottage-style homes | Pet-friendly | Listed 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Millbrook Commons | San Marcos | Detached homes | Fenced yards | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
The list has 21 detached-home, 14 townhome and 14 cottage-style communities, sorted by city. Rents and offers change daily, so confirm current pricing with each leasing office before you apply. Where a site showed no price, we list “ask”; we don’t guess.
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How do build-to-rent homes work in Austin?
Build-to-rent communities are whole neighborhoods of new rental homes owned and managed by one company, so you lease a house or townhome the way you lease an apartment: one application, a leasing office, and maintenance requests through a resident portal. In Austin, 40 of the 49 communities we checked mentioned private or fenced yards, 28 mentioned garages and 39 described themselves as pet-friendly. Read more in our guide What is build-to-rent?
Our Austin build-to-rent community reviews
We have written up these Austin-area BTR communities in more detail:
- Citizen House Blue Bluff
- Citizen House East Lake
- BB Living Easton Park
- YardHomes Cottonwood Creek (Hutto)
- YardHomes Trailside (Pflugerville)
- YardHomes on Hero Way (Leander)
- Tricon Bryson (Leander)
- Tricon Saddle Creek (Georgetown)
Pflugerville, Round Rock and Hutto
We checked 15 communities in Pflugerville, Round Rock and Hutto: Mansions Eight65 (Hutto, townhomes), Star Ranch Townhomes (Hutto, townhomes), YardHomes Cottonwood Creek (Hutto, cottage-style homes), Banyan Everton (Pflugerville, detached homes), Legacy Rental Homes Pflugerville (Pflugerville, detached homes), Lone Oak Homes (Pflugerville, townhomes), Townes on Tenth (Pflugerville, townhomes), Vine Creek Reserve Rental Homes (Pflugerville, detached homes), YardHomes Trailside (Pflugerville, cottage-style homes) and Yardly Kelly Lane (Pflugerville, cottage-style homes), plus 5 more in the table above. 12 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 8 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 10 weeks free at YardHomes Cottonwood Creek, up to 10 weeks free at YardHomes Trailside and up to 8 weeks free at Legacy Rental Homes Pflugerville (checked Oct 20, 2026). See our Pflugerville, Hutto and Round Rock rental homes page.
Georgetown, Leander and Liberty Hill
We checked 14 communities in Georgetown, Leander and Liberty Hill: Alta Westinghouse Townhomes (Georgetown, townhomes), Avilla Berry Creek Highlands (Georgetown, cottage-style homes), Georgetown Heights (Georgetown, townhomes), Linea Stillwater (Georgetown, detached homes), Rivers Edge Rental Homes (Georgetown, detached homes), Tricon Saddle Creek (Georgetown, detached homes), Arista San Gabriel (Leander, detached homes), Caso Leander (Leander, detached homes), Escalon Townhomes (Leander, townhomes) and Tricon Bryson (Leander, detached homes), plus 4 more in the table above. 12 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 8 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 10 weeks free at Alta Westinghouse Townhomes, up to 10 weeks free at Arista San Gabriel and 10 weeks free at Caso Leander (checked Oct 20, 2026). Leander renters can also compare our Leander townhomes for rent guide.
Kyle, Buda, San Marcos and Maxwell
We checked 9 communities in Kyle, Buda, San Marcos and Maxwell: Covey Homes Harvest Meadows (Buda, townhomes), The Mansions of Buda (Buda, townhomes), 1880 at Plum Creek (Kyle, detached homes), AMH Bunton Creek (Kyle, detached homes), Magnolia at Bunton Creek Rental Homes (Kyle, detached homes), Hymeadow Springs Rental Homes (Maxwell, detached homes), The Corridor at Sunset Oaks Rental Homes (Maxwell, detached homes), Casata San Marcos (San Marcos, cottage-style homes) and Millbrook Commons (San Marcos, detached homes). 8 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 6 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 8 weeks free at Covey Homes Harvest Meadows, up to eight weeks free at Magnolia at Bunton Creek Rental Homes and up to eight weeks free at Hymeadow Springs Rental Homes (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Manor and Bastrop
We checked 3 communities in Bastrop and Manor: Ascend at Valverde (Bastrop, cottage-style homes), Avendale at The Colony (Bastrop, cottage-style homes) and Limestone Creek Rental Homes (Manor, detached homes). 2 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 1 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 10 weeks free at Avendale at The Colony, up to eight weeks free at Limestone Creek Rental Homes and up to 6 weeks free at Ascend at Valverde (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Austin, Bee Cave and Dripping Springs
We checked 8 communities in Austin, Dripping Springs and Bee Cave: AMH Addison (Austin, detached homes), Avalon Townhome Collection Bee Cave (Austin, townhomes), BB Living Easton Park (Austin, townhomes), Bridge at Goodnight Ranch Townhomes (Austin, detached homes), Casata Austin (Austin, cottage-style homes), The Terrace Hill Country Townhomes (Austin, townhomes), BB Living Sweetwater Crossing (Bee Cave, townhomes) and The Residences at Big Sky Ranch (Dripping Springs, detached homes). 6 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 5 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 6 weeks free at Bridge at Goodnight Ranch Townhomes and 6 weeks free at Casata Austin (checked Oct 20, 2026). East Austin also has Citizen House communities; see Citizen House Blue Bluff and Citizen House East Lake.
What should I compare between build-to-rent homes?
- Base rent versus the total monthly price with required fees (trash, pest control, smart-home or amenity fees).
- Who handles lawn care and yard upkeep, and which utilities you set up yourself.
- Garage type and parking: attached, detached, carport or driveway only.
- Yard size and fencing for the exact floor plan, not just the model home.
- Pet fees, pet rent and any breed or weight rules.
- How a move-in special is applied and the minimum lease term it needs.
- Your commute at the times you actually drive it; most BTR communities are in outer suburbs.
Frequently asked questions
What is a build-to-rent community in Austin?
A build-to-rent (BTR) community is a neighborhood of new detached homes, cottage-style homes or townhomes that one owner builds to rent out, with a leasing office, online rent payment and on-site or on-call maintenance like an apartment community. In Austin we checked 49 BTR communities on their own websites on Oct 20, 2026: 21 with detached homes, 14 with townhomes and 14 with cottage-style homes.
How much does it cost to rent a build-to-rent home in Austin?
Starting rents vary by home size and area. On Oct 20, 2026, 13 of the 49 community sites we checked showed a starting rent, from $1,824/month at Hymeadow Springs Rental Homes to $2,924/month at The Terrace Hill Country Townhomes. The rest did not show a price on the page we checked, so ask for current pricing and the total monthly cost with required fees.
Which Austin build-to-rent communities have move-in specials right now?
28 of the 49 communities listed a move-in offer on their own site on Oct 20, 2026. The largest included Avendale at The Colony (up to 10 weeks free), Alta Westinghouse Townhomes (up to 10 weeks free), YardHomes Cottonwood Creek (up to 10 weeks free) and Arista San Gabriel (up to 10 weeks free). Offers usually apply to select homes, lease terms or move-in dates, so I reconfirm them before you apply.
Do build-to-rent homes in Austin have yards and garages?
Many do. Of the 49 communities we checked, 40 mentioned private or fenced yards on their site and 28 mentioned garages. Yard size, fencing and garage type (attached, detached or none) vary by floor plan, so confirm them for the exact home you tour.
Are build-to-rent homes in Austin pet-friendly?
39 of the 49 community sites we checked described themselves as pet-friendly or listed a dog park. Pet fees, pet rent and breed or weight rules vary by community, so ask for the written pet policy before you apply.
Is it free to use a locator for build-to-rent homes?
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