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Pflugerville, TX

Considering Buying a Home in Pflugerville? This is the time to buy, and I have data!

Jason Crouch, Broker -  Austin Texas Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Austin, TX

I have lived in Pflugerville since 1995, when my wife and I bought our first home here.  In 2002, we opted to buy our second (much larger) home in this area, too.  What made us choose to stay?

  • Affordability - we have a home that would likely cost at least twice as much in central Austin
  • Convenience - with the advent of the toll roads in 2006, we can get just about anywhere in 15 minutes, including the Prime Outlets/IKEA area, Georgetown, Mopac/Spicewood, etc.
  • It's quiet
  • It's safe

I would talk about the schools, but we haven't had first-hand experience with this, since our kids are homeschooled. 

 Real Estate Market Chart by Altos Research www.altosresearch.com

This chart illustrates that the median listing prices out here haven't changed much over the course of 2008, holding in a pretty tight range between $180k and 182k, despite what the media would have you believe.  It looks like inventory levels are starting to drop again, meaning that the choices are tightening up a bit. 

Some might attribute the inventory drop to the holidays, but it's still a bit too early for this, and we have seen a surge in activity that came with dropping gas prices and the end of the Presidential election season.

If you are considering a purchase in the Pflugerville/Austin area, feel free to call or email me anytime.  I hope to have the opportunity to help you find the right place!  You can search the entire database of Austin homes on my website at www.austintexashomes.com.  Thanks!

 

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Pflugerville, Texas

Ki Gray - Austin Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Austin, TX
Pflugerville is the name of a very rapidly expanding small city northeast of Austin, and there are many opportunities in the city of Pflugerville. The city was originally named for the Henry Pfluger family in 1849, and the city was first expanded after a dam was constructed in the 1850s on the Gilleland Creek which provided water for the train and facilitated the construction of roadways. The small city is situated on the Williamson County and Travis County boundary, so there are parts of the city in both counties.

The plat for the city of Pflugerville was registered in February of 1904 by George Pfluger and his son Albert, and many of the wooden downtown structures on Main and Pecan were built by Conrad Pfluger in the early 1900s. The first cotton gin in the city was also built in 1904, but was destroyed by a fire in 1931, but rebuilt later on the same site. The first bank in Pflugerville was also administered by members of the Pfluger family in 1906, and it was named Farmers State Bank of Pflugerville. Mr. William Pfluger was the first bank president, and the first cashier was Mr. A.W. Pfluger. Also, the Pfluger Press initiated weekly newspaper service in 1907, and continued printing until 1942 on a weekly basis.

The city of Pflugerville covers an area of 11.3 square miles, and is 14 miles northeast of downtown Austin, and the city has one body of water, Lake Pfluger, which was built in 2005 as a reservoir and city park. In the census of 2000, there were 16,335 reported residents and 5,146 households in Pflugerville, but that number has steadily grown, and by 2005, the reported population was over 27,000, almost double the 2000 figure.

In December of 2007, the city annexed a few residential neighborhoods, and the estimated population following the annexation was over 35,000 inhabitants, including the new residents. With the recent expansion of the new toll road, State Highway 130, which runs through the city and intersects with State Highway 45 in Pflugerville, the city is even more accessible to Austin, as well as many smaller cities in the area. The percentage of residents who are male is Pflugerville is about 49%, compared to 51% female, and the median home value in the small city is around $173,000. The residents are more affluent than average for a city in Texas, with the average median income being about $78,000 in the town, compared to about $44,000 for Texas in general.

There are three high schools in the area, although one is technically in Austin, but high school students in Pflugerville attend all three. Pflugerville High is the first and original high school, and Hendrickson High is in eastern Pflugerville, where there is a great deal of new development. Connally High is on the northeastern edge of Austin, but some Pflugerville students attend the school.

Most of the residences in or near downtown and central Pflugerville are older, historic homes on tree-lined streets, and there are three subdivisions, Brookhollow, Saxony, and Creekbend, that are connected to each other by the hike and bike trails that lead to and from the park, which the creek meanders through, alongside the trails. Most of the subdivisions in the newer, eastern area of the town are more modern and generic in style, so-called cookie-cutter homes. The Pflugerville real estate market in general provides an affordable alternative for buyers to the high prices currently found in the Austin real estate market.

There is a Holiday Inn Express in Pflugerville for visitors, and many other nearby hotels, and diners can enjoy seafood in the town at Fish Daddy's Seafood Inn while Mexican food can be found at Casa Garcia. Hakata Sushi and Asian Grill is a popular spot for oriental food, and Dazzle Coffeehouse is a popular spot for a coffee drink or hot cup of coffee.

Pflugerville remains a small city and therefore it does not have the same amount of attractions as larger Texas cities like Austin and Dallas. It does provide an option for people looking for a city that moves at a somewhat slower pace but is still close to a larger city.

Escapeso Austin Realty is a small company operating in central Texas. Their website provides statistics and commentary on Pflugerville real estate and Austin real estate. Their website also has a graphical search of the Austin MLS.

Even More Shopping for Pflugerville!

Jason Crouch, Broker -  Austin Texas Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Austin, TX

Along with the newest developments that have sprung up in Pflugerville over the past year or so, I am happy to see another one in the works, just across from the Wal-Mart on 685. Here are some posts that I wrote about Stone Hill Town Center and Pfluger Crossing:

Pflugerville, Texas is Getting Two New Shopping Centers!

According to the plat map provided by SCC Developments on their website, the new center (which I think is called Pflugerville Town Center) looks to have a strip center, along with a "big box" retail store (117,000 s.f.) and several other free-standing buildings. I read on another blog that Walgreen's was the probable first tenant, which would be great.

They are in the process of extending Pfennig Lane into the new development right now, and the construction appears to be moving quickly.

Stone Hill Town Center continues to crank along, and the exterior structure for the Super Target is shaping up nicely. I noticed that the Verizon store just opened, and there is another medium-sized building that just went up over there in the past week. The sheer size of Stone Hill is still amazing to me, since I have lived in this area for 13+ years without really close shopping until now.

If you are considering buying or selling a home in Pflugerville (or anywhere in the general Austin area), please feel free to give me a call. I would love the opportunity to help you. Also, You can visit my primary website at www.austintexashomes.com. You can also reach me anytime on my cell phone at 512-796-7653 or via email at jason@austintexashomes.com. Thanks for checking out this article!

601 W. Noton St., Pflugerville, TX 78660

10-30-08
Tim Moncrief
Tim  Moncrief: Real Estate Agent in Austin, TX

OLD TOWNE PFLUGERVILLE CHARMER!
$199,900
601 W. Noton St
Pflugerville, TX 78660
3 Bed

Old Town Pflugerville Gem!!

A truly awesome home in this greatly sought after area of Pflugerville. This custom built home is located on a corner homesite in Old Town Plfugerville. Incredible mature trees surround this truly one of a kind home.. An outdoor workshop is ideal for those creative projects, or merely for storage. Come inside to enjoy an amazing custom stone built fireplace. Kitchen features double ovens, cooktop and extra windows for that needed added light. See our website for the podcast of this home and other homes at www.TopKWGroup.com

Dog looking for a Home!

10-27-08
Jeff Self
Jeff Self: Real Estate Agent in Round Rock, TX

My friend Kim contacted me and found this pup who needs a home. If anyone would like to adopt this beautiful brown baby, he looks like he would be a great family dog and protector!