Austin corridor guide
The Brodie corridor runs from Sunset Valley down through Slaughter Lane: greenbelt access, with H-E-B and everyday shopping along the way. Communities here hold their prices well, so a real special is worth jumping on.
23
Communities here
$775
Cheapest starting rent
$1,101
Median starting rent
18
Running a special
Deal tracking: 90% of priced communities in Brodie Lane are running a move-in special, averaging 6.4 weeks free. 4 communities have cut starting rent in the last two weeks.
23 communities tracked in this zone, 20 with current pricing. 12 sit within a half mile of a CapMetro stop, and 15 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
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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. 3 communities here with all homes capped. One of them is in the city's SMART Housing program.
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What does your household earn in a year?
Capped homes are out of reach at most communities. Ask us about market rate homes nearby, 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. Ask us about market rate homes nearby, with no income limit.
| 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, except where a row says otherwise, so these suit households that earn under the limit.
1. Homestead Oaks
From $950
Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels
4.3 weeks free right now: from $871/mo net effective
Ask about pricing and availability2. Menchaca Commons
From $1,400
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed
All homes capped · ask us for its income levels

3. 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
10 weeks free right now: from $856/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.

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
10 weeks free right now: from $856/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 B median down $74 since 09/17. Class C median up $29 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
These are some other communities around Brodie Lane we partner with and recommend.
Starting rents from our latest check. Communities with a full review are linked.
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 - [APPROVED] New Construction of apartment Buildings with Private Garages (38520 SF).
ePlan: Commercial Expedited Review - [APPROVED] New Construction of New Apartments with Private Garages (38520SF).
ePlan: Expedited Review - New Construction of apartment Amenity Building.
ePlan: Expedited Review - New Construction of apartment Townhouse Building.
ePlan: Expedited Review - New Construction of Mixed-Use apartment Bldgs. with associated amenities.
ePlan: Expedited Review - First Time Finish Out to apartment Building. Firewall D
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.