Austin corridor guide
East Riverside Apartments
East Riverside is the value play closest to downtown: five minutes over the bridge, big complexes with real specials, and the Oracle campus at the lake end. New towers keep opening, so the building mix gets newer every year.
59
Communities here
$705
Cheapest starting rent
$949
Median starting rent
37
Running a special
Deal tracking: 61% of priced communities in East Riverside are running a move-in special, averaging 6.3 weeks free. 6 communities have cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
Apartments near East Riverside
59 communities tracked in this zone, 57 with current pricing. 57 sit within a half mile of a CapMetro stop, and 58 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 East Riverside 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
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Homes with income limits in East Riverside
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. 2 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, so these suit households that earn under the limit.
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1. Aria Grand
From $1,149
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · 30%, 50% and 60% levels
Tax creditSMART HousingAccepts Section 810 weeks free right now: from $929/mo net effective
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2. Paradise Oaks
From $799
Class B- · 1 bed to 4 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
Tax creditAccepts Section 8Ask about pricing and availability© Google
3. Parker Lane
From $1,050
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
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4. Vi Collina
From $674
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All 170 homes capped · 30%, 50%, 60% and 80% levels
Tax creditSMART HousingAccepts Section 8Ask 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.
1. The Zenith
From $1,075
Class A · Studio to 1 bed
9 of 92 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 10 weeks free right now: from $869/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
2. The Sondery
From $1,278
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
26 of 323 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 10 weeks free right now: from $1,033/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
3. Alexan Rivercrest
From $1,385
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
15 of 300 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 6 weeks free right now: from $1,226/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
4. Alexan Riverside
From $1,530
Class A · Studio to 2 bed
14 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 6 weeks free right now: from $1,354/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
5. Bell South Shore
From $1,685
Class A- · 1 bed to 2 bed
13 of 500 homes capped · 60% level
Up to 4.3 weeks free right now: from $1,545/mo net effective
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6. AMLI South Shore
From $1,881
Class A · Studio to 3 bed
23 of 450 homes capped · 80% level
Accepts Section 82 weeks free right now: from $1,809/mo net effective
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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1. Vi Collina
From $674
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All 170 homes capped · 30%, 50%, 60% and 80% levels
Tax creditSMART HousingAccepts Section 8Ask about pricing and availability© Google
2. Aria Grand
From $1,149
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · 30%, 50% and 60% levels
Tax creditSMART HousingAccepts Section 810 weeks free right now: from $929/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability
The Southeast 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 C median down $24 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 East Riverside
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Every community we track in East Riverside
Starting rents from our latest check. Communities with a full review are linked.
- Hillside Place · from $750
- Village At East Riverside · from $1,237
- Jewel · from $752
- High Point Village · from $720
- Hillside Creek · from $745
- Lexington Hills · from $799
- Aero Riverside · from $754
- Altura · from $899
- The Brook · from $775
- Lyv Austin · from $879
- Wildcreek · from $909
- The Element Austin · from $750
- Bella Vista · from $888
- Estates at East Riverside · from $1,225
- Chandelier · from $831
- Trio · from $876
- Ovation · from $1,106
- Collective on Riverside · from $949
- The Social · from $897
- Belara Austin · from $1,060
- Avonmora · from $1,174
- Verde · from $925
- South Shore · from $789
- The Metropolis · from $889
- Brixton South Shore · from $1,138
- Waterloo Flats · from $850
- Easton Hills · from $929
- The Zenith · from $1,075 · some units income restricted
- Vibe on Riverside · from $1,189
- Edison Austin · from $1,195
- The Cliffs · from $829
- The Collection Lady Bird Lake · from $805
- The Sondery · from $1,278 · some units income restricted
- Mariposa Flats · from $999
- Berkshire RiverView · from $1,164
- Oltera in SoEast · from $938
- Town Lake · from $705
- Bell South Shore · from $1,685 · some units income restricted
- Lakeshore Pearl · from $1,225
- Alexan Rivercrest · from $1,385 · some units income restricted
- Bell Lakeshore · from $1,520
- Mesh · from $746
- Mia Riverside · from $1,149
- Breakers on the Lake · from $1,369
- AMLI South Shore · from $1,881 · some units income restricted
- Alexan Riverside · from $1,530 · some units income restricted
- Azul Lakeshore · from $1,165
- The Weaver · from $1,570
- The Marlowe · from $1,864
- Encore Lakeside · from $2,180
- Alister · from $600
- Array · from $600
- Cascade · from $699
- Coppertree · from $695
- Emerson · from $500
- The Ballpark North · from $590
- The Patten East · from $694
- Parker Heights
- Point South and Bridge Hollow
- Paradise Oaks · from $799 · income restricted, every home income capped
Listing the 60 strongest values. The live map has every community with every filter.
What's changing in East Riverside
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.
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [CONCURRENT] New Construction of New Apartments (33 767 SF).
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [CONCURRENT] New Construction of New Apartments (34436 SF).
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [SMART HOUSING] New Construction of Carport. (335504SF).
6201 Sneed Cv Bldg 12
Structural Repair Area Exterior Covered Balcony/Patio Walls at existing apartment building
2201 Willow Creek Dr Bldg 30
Replace/Repair posts and railings between bldgs 30-4 and bldgs 27-28 and install drilled piers in bldg 11 for Existing apartment Complex
2900 Sunridge Dr Bldg 15
Pier installation to stabilize concrete pad. Existing apartment.
Live data: City of Austin issued construction permits (dataset 3syk-w9eu), pulled October 16, 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
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