Apartments for Rent in South Austin, TX
A laid back mix of established neighborhoods, greenbelt access, and easy commutes into downtown along South Lamar and Manchaca.
98
Communities Tracked
$750
Starting At
$1,194
Average Rent
98
communities tracked, 89 priced
$750
cheapest starting rent today
$1,145
median starting rent
75
running a move in special
Deal tracking: 83% of priced communities in South are running a move-in special, averaging 7 weeks free, up from 77% a month ago. 12 communities have cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
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Our picks: the best deals in South 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
Class B · The solid mid tier
Class C · Older stock, lowest prices
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Homes with income limits in South
Rents at these homes are set by city and federal programs, and only households under an income limit can rent them. 15 communities here: 12 with all homes capped and 3 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:
- 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, except where a row says otherwise, so these suit households that earn under the limit.
1. Retreat at North Bluff
From $896
Class A- · 1 bed to 2 bed
Most of its 240 homes capped · 30%, 50%, 80% and 120% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 810 weeks free right now: from $724/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
2. SoCo Park
From $899
Class B · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 88 weeks free right now: from $761/mo net effective
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3. Garden Terrace
From $515
Class C- · Studio
All 120 homes capped · 30% and 50% levels
SMART HousingAsk about pricing and availability© Google
4. Homestead Oaks
From $950
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 84.3 weeks free right now: from $871/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability© Google
5. Bridge at Turtle Creek
From $850
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 86 weeks free right now: from $752/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability© Google
6. Menchaca Commons
From $1,400
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 8Ask about pricing and availability
7. Matador
From $1,210
Class A · 1 bed to 2 bed
All homes capped · 50% and 80% levels
Tax creditSMART HousingAccepts Section 88 weeks free right now: from $1,024/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
8. Augustine
From $1,059
Class A · Studio to 3 bed
174 of 343 homes capped; the other 169 have no income limit · 60% and 80% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 810 weeks free right now: from $856/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
9. Park South
From $1,075
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
All 280 homes capped · 50%, 60%, 70% and 80% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 84 weeks free right now: from $993/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability© Google
10. SoFi at 6311
From $1,150
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
129 of 258 homes capped; the other 129 have no income limit · 50%, 60% and 80% levels
10 weeks free right now: from $929/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability© Google
11. Urban Oaks
From $1,188
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 8Ask about pricing and availability© Google
12. Southpark Ranch
From $1,199
Class B · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 88.7 weeks free right now: from $1,000/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. Prospect
From $995
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
26 of 255 homes capped · 80% level
Accepts Section 8Up to 10 weeks free right now: from $804/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
2. Park at Estancia
From $1,078
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed
32 of 320 homes capped · 60% level
8.7 weeks free right now: from $899/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
3. 44 South
From $1,419
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
23 homes capped · 80% 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.
1. Retreat at North Bluff
From $896
Class A- · 1 bed to 2 bed
Most of its 240 homes capped · 30%, 50%, 80% and 120% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 810 weeks free right now: from $724/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability2. Augustine
From $1,059
Class A · Studio to 3 bed
174 of 343 homes capped; the other 169 have no income limit · 60% and 80% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 810 weeks free right now: from $856/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability3. Park South
From $1,075
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
All 280 homes capped · 50%, 60%, 70% and 80% levels
SMART HousingAccepts Section 84 weeks free right now: from $993/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability4. Matador
From $1,210
Class A · 1 bed to 2 bed
All homes capped · 50% and 80% levels
Tax creditSMART HousingAccepts Section 88 weeks free right now: from $1,024/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability5. Garden Terrace
From $515
Class C- · Studio
All 120 homes capped · 30% and 50% levels
SMART HousingAsk about pricing and availability
50 communities here sit within a half mile of a CapMetro stop and 50 are within a walkable mile of a full grocery store. See all of South on the live map.
Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our datapricing from data providers, community websites and our research, updated daily
The South 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 down $21 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
Our full reviews in South
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Apartments in South
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Every community we track in South
Starting rents from our latest check. Communities with a full review are linked.
- 44 South · from $1,419 · some units income restricted
- Abacus Southpark · from $1,295
- Adair Onion Creek · from $1,078
- Agave at South Congress · from $1,158
- Alexan Garza Ranch · from $1,439
- Alexan St. Elmo · from $1,411
- Alister Sunset Valley · from $1,249
- Arts at Turtle Creek · from $899
- Arya
- Atlantic Grand Oaks · from $952
- Avana SoCo · from $1,176
- Bell Southpark (Springs) · from $1,010
- Bexley Soco · from $1,129
- Big Valley · from $1,285
- Bishop Momo · from $1,309
- Bridge at Austin City Lights · from $1,170
- Bridge at Soco Crossing · from $1,115
- Bridge at South Point · from $829
- Bridge at Southpark Landing · from $1,275
- Bridge at Southpark Meadows · from $1,101
- Bridge at Sterling Springs · from $1,012
- Cala · from $1,238
- Camden Cedar Hills
- Camden Shadow Brook
- Camden Stoneleigh
- Cannon Place · from $1,145
- Cannon South · from $1,040
- Canvas · from $875
- Casata Austin · from $1,244
- Cedar + Sage · from $1,500
- Centennial Place · from $890
- Cherry Creek Crossing
- Cheshire Gardens · from $775
- Cortland Southpark Terraces
- Estancia Villas · from $900
- Groves South Congress · from $1,384
- Highlands Hill Country · from $1,200
- Iron Rock Ranch · from $1,195
- James on South First · from $1,256
- Ladera · from $1,030
- Landing at Double Creek · from $1,034
- Landmark at Prescott Woods · from $678
- Ledgestone · from $3,690
- Lenox Soco · from $1,159
- Lenox Woods · from $1,229
- MAA Double Creek · from $888
- MAA Onion Creek · from $948
- MAA Sunset Valley · from $1,308
- MAA Western Oaks · from $1,063
- Marquis at Barton Trails · from $1,052
- Marquis SoCo · from $1,169
- Monterey Ranch · from $945
- Nichols Park · from $930
- Oak Bend · from $920
- Park at Estancia · from $1,078 · some units income restricted
- Park at Monterey Oaks · from $1,270
- Parkview Terraces · from $913
- Perch · from $1,199
- Prospect · from $995 · some units income restricted
- Reveal at Onion Creek · from $1,008
- Ridgeview · from $1,285
- River Stone Ranch · from $1,105
- Sedona Springs · from $1,025
- Shelby Ranch · from $999
- Sierra Ridge · from $820
- Soco · from $1,178
- St Elmo Living · from $1,161
- Stetson · from $1,255
- Stony Creek · from $1,099
- Sur512 · from $1,237
- Terrain · from $998
- The Arts at South Austin · from $1,183
- The Brodie · from $1,056
- The Cove at Saddle Creek · from $942
- The Dexter · from $999
- The Enclave · from $690
- The Haywood · from $1,174
- The Martingale · from $892
- The Nelson · from $1,174
- The Overlook at Quarry Hill · from $1,488
- The Prescott · from $1,196
- The Reserve · from $750
- The Rowan at Southwest Austin · from $1,090
- The Saint Mary · from $1,385
- The Terrace · from $2,924
- The Vista on Brodie · from $1,206
- Trails at the Park · from $1,150
- Tramor at Hunters Glen · from $925
- Tramor at the Oaks · from $1,000
- Trillium Terrace · from $1,176
- Trinity Estancia · from $1,230
- V at SoCo · from $999
- View at Estancia · from $828
- Villae ATX · from $1,899
- Village on the Park Onion Creek · from $4,695
- Western Trail
- Willow Brook · from $755
- Windsor South Congress · from $1,228
What's changing in South
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.
The proposed project of site improvement to an existing apartment (senior living) community. Work includes selective demolition and replacement of existing sidewalks to provide ADA and TAS compliant accessibility routs and repaving of existing parking areas striping and details as needed to meet current accessibility standards. An existing storage shed will be removed. Widening existing front porch on HC units only community building. All interior work is contained entirely withing the existing building envelopes and does not affect the site building footprints or exterior building configuration.
Live data: City of Austin issued construction permits (dataset 3syk-w9eu), pulled October 16, 2026, refreshed daily.
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.