Austin corridor guide
Manor Road Apartments
Manor Road is the food corridor between UT and Mueller, quieter than East 6th but minutes from both. You get east side food and drink at a calmer pitch.
17
Communities here
$799
Cheapest starting rent
$1,442
Median starting rent
9
Running a special
Deal tracking: 56% of priced communities in Manor Road are running a move-in special, averaging 4.7 weeks free. 4 communities have cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
Apartments near Manor Road
17 communities tracked in this zone, 16 with current pricing. 16 sit within a half mile of a CapMetro stop, 6 near MetroRail, and 10 within a walkable mile of a full grocery store. Tap any pin for the price and the fastest way to act on it.
Our picks: the best deals in Manor Road right now
The strongest value in each building class, ranked by real monthly cost: the current special applied to a twelve month lease, per square foot. Refreshed with our daily price checks, so these picks change when the pricing does.
Class A · Newest buildings, most amenities
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Homes with income limits in Manor Road
Rents at these homes are set by city and federal programs, and only households under an income limit can rent them. 6 communities here: 1 with all homes capped and 5 market rate buildings with some capped homes. One of them is in the city's SMART Housing program.
How many people will live in the home?
What does your household earn in a year?
Capped homes are out of reach at most communities, but the buildings with some capped homes still rent their other homes at the regular price, with no income limit.
Tap a number to see your income limit.
For 2 people, yearly household income must be under:
- Homes at the 50% level$53,800
- Homes at the 60% level Most common$64,560
- Homes at the 80% level$85,450
Earn more than $85,450? Most capped homes are out of reach, but the buildings with only some capped homes still rent the rest at market rate.
Every household size
| People | 50% level | 60% level | 80% level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,050 | $56,460 | $74,800 |
| 2 | $53,800 | $64,560 | $85,450 |
| 3 | $60,500 | $72,600 | $96,150 |
| 4 | $67,200 | $80,640 | $106,800 |
| 5 | $72,600 | $87,120 | $115,350 |
| 6 | $78,000 | $93,600 | $123,900 |
City of Austin limits, effective June 1, 2026. A level is a share of the area's median family income ($134,400). Count the gross yearly income of everyone moving in. Seven or more people? The limits keep rising, so ask us. Each community confirms your exact limit when you apply.
All homes capped
Every home has an income limit, so it suits households that earn under the limit.
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M Station
From $1,100
Class B+ · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 84.3 weeks free right now: from $1,009/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
Some homes capped
Some homes rent for less to households under the limit, and the rest have no income limit, so these work whether or not you qualify.
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1. The Rail
From $995
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
58 of 225 homes capped · 30%, 40% and 50% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 8Ask about pricing and availability
2. Platform
From $1,140
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
43 homes capped · 60% level
2 weeks free right now: from $1,096/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
3. MLK Highline
From $1,199
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
36 of 201 homes capped · 60% level
Ask about pricing and availability
4. Starlight
From $1,442
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
58 of 325 homes capped · 50% level
Ask about pricing and availability
5. Bridge at The Blockyard
From $1,649
Class A · Studio to 3 bed
36 of 344 homes capped · 50% level
Ask about pricing and availability
SMART Housing
A City of Austin program: builders set aside homes for households under the limit in exchange for fee waivers.
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The Rail
From $995
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
58 of 225 homes capped · 30%, 40% and 50% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 8Ask about pricing and availability
The East market, by building class
Median starting rents and the deal climate for each class of community here, computed 10/15 from our daily price checks. Class A median up $27 since 09/17.
AustinApartments.com price ledger, updated daily from data providers, community websites and our own research.
Move-in specials parsed from each community's published offer.
Class A is the newest stock with the most amenities; Class B the solid mid tier; Class C the oldest buildings and lowest prices.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataseries banked daily since August 2026
Apartments in Manor Road
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These are some other communities around Manor Road we partner with and recommend.
Every community we track in Manor Road
Starting rents from our latest check. Communities with a full review are linked.
- Alma Cherrywood · from $999
- MLK Highline · from $1,199 · some units income restricted
- Volume · from $890
- Miller Square · from $799
- Sabina · from $1,545
- Elan East · from $1,495
- Platform · from $1,140 · some units income restricted
- Aura Thirty2 · from $1,654
- Eastwood · from $1,365
- Starlight · from $1,442 · some units income restricted
- Marq Uptown · from $1,711
- Troubadour · from $1,690
- Sterling Crest · from $1,300
- Bridge at The Blockyard · from $1,649 · some units income restricted
- River Oaks · from $1,481
- The Rail · from $995 · some units income restricted · lowest price is an income restricted rate
- The Hive Red River
- M Station · from $1,100 · income restricted, every home income capped
What's changing in Manor Road
Active apartment and residential construction permits issued in the past year for this area's zip codes. When a permit lands at a community we already track, we name the community instead of the raw address.
New vehicular gate and fence for an existing apartment.
New construction of apartment - 3 story residences over 2 story parking - total 5 stories Bldgs A B and C [Bldg. B]
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - First Time Finish Out for Phase 4 apartment Building.
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - New Construction of Shell Affordable Housing Units.
1190 Airport Blvd Bldg 1187
Renovation of an existing leasing office to include restroom remodels light fixtures and HVAC systems new attic insulation and finishes and Renovation of an existing apartment apartment complex to include kitchen and bath remodels light fixtures and HVAC systems new attic insulation exterior cleaning new stair cane detection riser closers site work for accessibility for multiple buildings
Live data: City of Austin issued construction permits (dataset 3syk-w9eu), pulled October 15, 2026, refreshed daily.
How this page stays honest
Prices and specials come from data we buy, our own checks of community websites and our team's daily research, never from ads. The deal ranking applies each special to a twelve month lease the same way our review calculators do. Age restricted 55 plus communities and fully income restricted properties are not mixed into these results.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our data
Drive times are one reading with live traffic, taken Tuesday 8:30 AM Central and last measured October 13, 2026. They are not a live lookup and not a weekly average. Leaving at 5pm will run longer. How we get our data.