Mueller is the closest thing Austin has to a from-scratch walkable neighborhood — it’s a 700-acre new urbanist community built on the old Robert Mueller airport site, about three miles from downtown. Search the current Mueller listings below, and reach out if you want my read on a specific block or builder.
I’m Robbie English, REALTOR and Broker at Uncommon Realty here in the Austin area.
Living in Mueller
At full build-out, Mueller is planned for nearly 7,000 homes and apartments alongside 5.5 million square feet of commercial space and 140 acres of parks. Lake Park, which opened in 2008, is the neighborhood’s green center — trails, a lake, and an interactive playscape. Aldrich Street is the retail and dining corridor, with restaurants like L’Oca d’Oro and the Thinkery children’s museum a short walk from most homes. Kids in Mueller are zoned to Austin ISD, feeding into Mueller Elementary, which was purpose-built for the neighborhood and opened in 2015 — attendance boundaries for middle and high school have shifted as the community has grown, so confirm the current zoning for a specific address before you rely on it.
Housing options in Mueller
The mix here is different from most Austin neighborhoods — large apartment buildings and townhouses sit alongside detached single-family homes, and almost everything was built after 2000, so you’re generally not dealing with the maintenance issues of an older Austin property. Because it’s a planned community, home styles and price points vary a lot block to block, which is why it helps to walk a few different sections before deciding what fits.
Who Mueller fits and how it compares to nearby neighborhoods
Mueller tends to draw buyers who want walkability and new construction without moving all the way out to the suburbs — it’s an easy fit if you’d rather walk to a coffee shop or the Thinkery than drive everywhere. That’s a different tradeoff than you’d get in an older East Austin neighborhood nearby, where lot sizes are bigger but you’re less likely to find brand-new construction or a purpose-built town center like Aldrich Street. Because it’s roughly three miles from downtown off Airport Boulevard and close to both 183 and I-35, commute times into downtown or the north side of Austin are generally shorter than from most other new-construction options in the city.
