Commute guide
Apple’s Austin campuses sit on West Parmer Lane in the far northwest. The apartment stock nearby spans Parmer corridor mid rises, the Domain district and the Cedar Park and Wells Branch suburbs.
133
Communities here
$702
Cheapest starting rent
$1,083
Median starting rent
98
Running a special
Deal tracking: 75% of priced communities near Apple are running a move-in special, averaging 6.8 weeks free. 23 communities have cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
133 communities tracked in this zone, 130 with current pricing. Drive times are for a Tuesday at 8:30 AM with live traffic. 76 sit within a half mile of a CapMetro stop, 17 near MetroRail, and 54 within a walkable mile of a full grocery store. Tap any pin for the price and the fastest way to act on it.
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
Class B · The solid mid tier
Class C · Older stock, lowest prices
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Build my searchIncome restricted
Rents at these homes are set by city and federal programs, and only households under an income limit can rent them. 10 communities here: 4 with all homes capped and 6 market rate buildings with some capped homes. 5 of them are 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:
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.
| 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.
Every home has an income limit, so these suit households that earn under the limit.
1. The James on Grand Avenue
From $999
Class A · 1 bed to 4 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
6.5 weeks free right now: from $874/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability2. Lakeline Station
From $950
Class B+ · 1 bed to 3 bed
All 128 homes capped · 30%, 50% and 60% levels
4.3 weeks free right now: from $871/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability3. The Loretta
From $1,095
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All 137 homes capped · 30%, 50% and 60% levels
4.3 weeks free right now: from $1,004/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability4. Waterloo Terrace
From $555
Class A · Studio
All 132 homes capped · 30%, 40% and 50% levels
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.

1. Residences at the Domain
From $979
Class A- · Studio to 2 bed
39 of 390 homes capped · 65% level
2. Villages at the Domain
From $1,141
Class A- · Studio to 3 bed
3 of 436 homes capped · 65% level
Up to 8 weeks free right now: from $966/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
3. Esperanza Domain
From $1,267
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
14 of 354 homes capped · 60% level

4. Flatiron Domain
From $1,277
Class A · Studio to 3 bed
31 of 363 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 6 weeks free right now: from $1,130/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
5. Alloy
From $1,335
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
26 of 260 homes capped · 80% level
Up to 10 weeks free right now: from $1,079/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
6. Alexan Braker Pointe
From $1,400
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
31 of 314 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 8 weeks free right now: from $1,185/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availabilityA City of Austin program: builders set aside homes for households under the limit in exchange for fee waivers.
1. Waterloo Terrace
From $555
Class A · Studio
All 132 homes capped · 30%, 40% and 50% levels

2. Residences at the Domain
From $979
Class A- · Studio to 2 bed
39 of 390 homes capped · 65% level
3. The Loretta
From $1,095
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All 137 homes capped · 30%, 50% and 60% levels
4.3 weeks free right now: from $1,004/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability4. Villages at the Domain
From $1,141
Class A- · Studio to 3 bed
3 of 436 homes capped · 65% level
Up to 8 weeks free right now: from $966/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability5. Lakeline Station
From $950
Class B+ · 1 bed to 3 bed
All 128 homes capped · 30%, 50% and 60% levels
4.3 weeks free right now: from $871/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availabilityMedian starting rents and the deal climate for each class of community here, computed 10/15 from our daily price checks. Class A median down $50 since 09/17. Class B median down $42 since 09/17. Class C median down $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
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Starting rents from our latest check. Communities with a full review are linked.
Listing the 60 strongest values. The live map has every community with every filter.
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.
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Live data: City of Austin issued construction permits (dataset 3syk-w9eu), pulled October 16, 2026, refreshed daily.
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.