Leander Neighborhoods with 1 Acre Lots

It’s no secret Leander is growing and has become one of the most popular Austin suburbs for home buyers. Combine value, a highly rated school district, newer construction and easy access to Austin’s top employers, a plan for sustained growth and Leander is an easy choice. If you’ve been looking around for a while, you’ll see you do have a lot of options, but most of what’s being built is on small lots with no privacy between homes. Though that’s the majority of what you’ll find, there are some Leander neighborhoods with 1 acre lots. Here we’ve listed them out, included a profile on each and given you a map so you can see where each is located.

Mapped: Leander Neighborhoods with 1 Acre Lots

Where can you find homes in Leander with 1 acre lots? The map below shows you the Leander neighborhoods with 1 acre lots so you can see where they are geographically. Want to dig a little deeper? Scroll down where you’ll see a profile of each neighborhood including average lot size, average price, schools, homes for sale and GreatSchools school rating (the number out of 10) located next to each school as of June 2024.

Bluffs of Sandy Creek

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Distance to Downtown Austin: 45 minutes, 32 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 43 minutes, 39 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Bagdad 4/10
Middle School: Danielson 6/10
High School: Glenn 4/10
Year Built: 2020-2021
Average Price: Low $1MM’s (Not Enough Data to Calculate)
Median Price: Low $1MM’s (Not Enough Data to Calculate)
Average Beds/Baths: 5/4
Average SqFt: 3,768
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-2
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.311
Price Range: Low-Mid $1MM’s

The Bluffs of Sandy Creek is a small neighborhood of about 25 homes off Nameless Road in northwest Leander. Built exclusively by Giddens Homes in 2020 and 2021, the neighborhood consists of one street, Sweet Summer Drive that ends in a cul de sac and has the remainder of the home facing Round Mountain Road. The lots on Sweet Summer Drive are more traditionally shaped, while the homes on Round Mountain Road have long and skinny lots so you are quite close to your neighbor, despite having an acre of land. If you’re looking for newer construction and don’t need a large, master planned community with amenities, the Bluffs of Sandy Creek is a great place to start your search.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Bluffs of Sandy Creek Neighborhood Guide.

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Bonnet

Distance to Downtown Austin: 42 minutes, 31 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 41 minutes, 38 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Larkspur 4/10
Middle School: Danielson 6/10
High School: Glenn 4/10
Year Built: 2021 – Today (July 2023)
Average Price: $898,830
Median Price: $899,999
Average Beds/Baths: 4/4
Average SqFt: 3,132
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-1.34
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.010
Price Range: Low $600k’s – Low $1MM’s

Introduced in 2021 by M Signature (Milestone’s luxury division), Bonnet was the answer to the demand for new construction on an acre. And, building boomed given the demand for the product. The neighborhood is sizable, so we still do have new construction options available today (July 2023), so if you’re looking to be the first resident, you can do so in Bonnet. The builder opted for a more luxury level finish out inside and out, so not only will you get space, but you won’t have to worry about upgrades for a while. The land didn’t have too many mature trees when it was developed, so if you’re looking for more of a blank canvas to add your own landscaping, Bonnet gives you that opportunity.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Bonnet Neighborhood Guide.

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Cherry Hollow Estates

Distance to Downtown Austin: 47 minutes, 31 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 45 minutes, 37 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Mason 7/10
Middle School: Running Brushy 5/10
High School: Cedar Park 7/10
Year Built: Late 1970s – Early 2010s
Average Price: $667,500
Median Price: $667,500
Average Beds/Baths: 3/2
Average SqFt: 1,606
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-16
Average Lot Size (Acres): 3
Price Range: Low $500k’s – Mid $700k’s

With no HOA in a rural setting, Cherry Hollow Estates is perfect for someone who wants an outside of town feel without really being too far outside of town. You can find larger than acre lots here, with the average lot size being around 3 acres. Homes are combination of newer single family homes, manufactured and mobile homes, so you do truly have a genuine rural vibe. There are no sidewalks and many of the driveways are gravel.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Cherry Hollow Estates Neighborhood Guide.

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Grand Mesa

Distance to Downtown Austin: 45 minutes, 29 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 45 minutes, 36 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Whitestone 6/10
Middle School: Leander 5/10
High School: Leander 6/10
Year Built: 2000 – Early 2020’s
Average Price: $1,361,500
Median Price: $1,400,000
Average Beds/Baths: 4/4
Average SqFt: 3,727
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-6
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.631
Price Range: Mid $700k’s – $2.75MM

Grand Mesa, located inside Leander’s Crystal Falls master planned community, is one of Leander’s first acreage home communities. The community is gated, so it also provides an added layer or security and privacy. Grand Mesa homes run the gamut with some built as early as 2000 and others as late as the early 2020s. Some have spectacular Hill Country views, sitting atop a bluff overlooking the canyon. Grand Mesa is often regarded as one of the more luxurious acreage home communities and does offer neighborhood amenities in Crystal Falls.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Grand Mesa Neighborhood Guide.

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Greatwood

Distance to Downtown Austin: 43 minutes, 30 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 42 minutes, 37 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Bagdad 4/10
Middle School: Danielson 6/10
High School: Glenn 4/10
Year Built: 2015-2021
Average Price: $964,500
Median Price: $978,750
Average Beds/Baths: 4/4
Average SqFt: 3,372
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-1.4
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.028
Price Range: High $700k’s – $1.15MM

Built from 2015-2021 by some of Austin’s top builders like Caledonia Builders, Carothers Executive Homes, Steve Klein, Giddins and Scott Felder Homes, Greenwood offers home owners a variety of floor plans and finishes. Though new construction is sold out, homes are only a few years old and most buyers are happy with the style of finish out when comparing to brand new construction. Three car garages come standard and you can even find some larger garages on the custom homes. The majority of homes are one and a half story plans where it’s essentially a one story home with a bonus room upstairs, making it ideal for someone who likes the idea of all the main bedrooms and living areas downstairs and wants a more private space upstairs away from the sight of visitors. If you’re looking for a larger community with one acre lots and don’t mind something a few years old, Greenwood is a great place to start your search.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Greatwood Neighborhood Guide.

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Highland Oaks

Distance to Downtown Austin: 44 minutes, 31 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 43 minutes, 38 miles
School District: Liberty Hill ISD
Elementary School: Liberty Hill 5/10
Middle School: Liberty Hill 5/10
High School: Liberty Hill 5/10
Year Built: 2017-2020
Average Price: $954,000
Median Price: $954,000
Average Beds/Baths: 4/3
Average SqFt: 3,132
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-1.45
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.076
Price Range: Mid $900k’s – $1.2MM

One of the more well thought out neighborhoods in our list, Highland Oaks developers put some time into the planning of the streets. Rather than making a boring loop, they opted for two entrances so they could include more dead end streets and cul de sacs and give a different flow to traffic that would reduce the number of cars that drive by each house per day. Highland Oaks homes also have a great curb appeal, many of them being professionally landscaped and meticulously kept. It’s often compared to Reagan’s Overlook, another acreage Leander neighborhood in our list, and is often considered one of the most upscale. If you’re looking for something on the luxury side, but don’t want to pay as much as Regan’s Overlook, Highland Oaks is a great place to start your search.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Highland Oaks Neighborhood Guide.

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North Rim

Distance to Downtown Austin: 42 minutes, 26 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 42 minutes, 33 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Mason 7/10
Middle School: Running Brushy 5/10
High School: Cedar Park 7/10
Year Built: Mid 1990s
Average Price: $1,010,000
Median Price: $1,010,000
Average Beds/Baths: 4/3
Average SqFt: 3,020
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-11
Average Lot Size (Acres): 3.941
Price Range: Mid $900k’s – $1.6MM

North Rim is one of those neighborhoods where homes rarely come for sale, which is a testament to how much residents like living there and explains why not many people know it exists. Located off 1431 on the border of Cedar Park and Leander, North Rim feels very “away from the city” when you’re in the neighborhood, but is only minutes from any shopping, dining or activities you may need. Homes are all slab foundation, traditional homes with no manufactured or mobile homes. Lots range from 1-11 acres and are, on average, around 4 acres. If you’re looking for acreage and want more of a neighborhood feel versus rural feel, and don’t want to be too far outside of town, North Rim is a great place to start your search.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our North Rim Neighborhood Guide.

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Overlook Estates

Distance to Downtown Austin: 36 minutes, 25 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 35 minutes, 32 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Pleasant Hill 5/10
Middle School: Wiley 5/10
High School: Rouse 5/10
Year Built: Late 1990s – Early 2010s
Average Price: Not Enough Data to Calculate
Median Price: Not Enough Data to Calculate
Average Beds/Baths: 4/3
Average SqFt: 3,279
Lot Size Range (Acres): 0.5-1.6
Average Lot Size (Acres): 0.81
Price Range: Mid $700k’s – $1.3MMs

Consisting of mostly custom homes built from the late 1990s to early 2010s, Overlook Estates is an ideal choice for someone looking for a custom home with a large lot closer to 183. Lots are, on average, 0.81 acres, so not quite an acre but many of the lots are an acre. There is an HOA in Overlook Estates, so you will find well kept homes and homes that aren’t cookie cutter, but do meet some architectural standards. They are larger the average, at 3,279 square feet, and don’t come up for sale too often.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Overlook Estates Neighborhood Guide.

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Post Oak Estates

Distance to Downtown Austin: 36 minutes, 23 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 35 minutes, 30 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Block House Creek 5/10
Middle School: Wiley 5/10
High School: Rouse 5/10
Year Built: Late 1990s – Early 2010s
Average Price: $1,170,000
Median Price: $1,006,300
Average Beds/Baths: 5/4
Average SqFt: 4,448
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-3
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.55
Price Range: Mid $800k’s – $1.2MM

Post Oak Estates is a small neighborhood of just a few homes on the south end of Leander just 5 minutes from Costco and the shopping/restaurants at 1890 Ranch. Homes were built in the late 1990s to early 2010s, so even though small, you will find a range of construction. Homes are very large, with the average size being 4,448 sqft and lots are, on average, 1.55 acres. Post Oak Estates homes have a presence and many have circle driveways and are fenced.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Post Oak Estates Neighborhood Guide.

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Reagan’s Overlook

Distance to Downtown Austin: 41 minutes, 27 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 40 minutes, 35 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Parkside 8/10
Middle School: Stiles 9/10
High School: Rouse 5/10
Year Built: 2014-2021
Average Price: $1,286,171
Median Price: $1,329,375
Average Beds/Baths: 4/4
Average SqFt: 3,779
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-1.65
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.05
Price Range: Low $900k’s – $1.7MM

One of Leander’s first luxury acreage communities, Reagan’s Overlook is the epitome of luxury. Homes are well kept, landscaped and have a commanding curb appeal. Lot sizes are just over an acre and though homes are a few years old, they have the floor plans and finishes today’s buyers are looking for, making them just as desirable now than when they were first built. Given it’s southern Leander location and lot size, they might even be more desirable than when they were first built.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Reagan’s Overlook Neighborhood Guide.

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Sandy Creek Ranches

Distance to Downtown Austin: 48 minutes, 35 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 49 minutes, 41 miles
School District: Leander ISD
Elementary School: Bagdad 4/10
Middle School: Leander 5/10
High School: Glenn 4/10
Year Built: 1950s – 1990s
Average Price: $628,600
Median Price: $599,000
Average Beds/Baths: 3/2
Average SqFt: 1,862
Lot Size Range (Acres): 0.5-4.5
Average Lot Size (Acres): 2.2
Price Range: Low $400k’s – $1MM

Tucked away behind Round Mountain Road in south Leander, Sandy Creek Ranches is one of the acreage communities with minimal restrictions, so owners can use their properties more of how they see fit. You’ll find a range of housing from traditional single family homes to mobile homes with many structures on the property. Sandy Creek Ranches is one of the earliest acreage communities, so landscaping is mature and lots are large, on average about 2 acres. If you want acreage with minimal usage restrictions, Sandy Creek Ranches is a great place to start your search.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Sandy Creek Ranches Neighborhood Guide.

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Whitt Ranch

Distance to Downtown Austin: 42 minutes, 30 miles
Distance to Austin Airport (ABIA): 42 minutes, 37 miles
School District: Liberty Hill ISD
Elementary School: Liberty Hill 5/10
Middle School: Liberty Hill 5/10
High School: Liberty Hill 5/10
Year Built: 2019-2023
Average Price: $1,036,975
Median Price: $1,024,500
Average Beds/Baths: 4/4
Average SqFt: 3,072
Lot Size Range (Acres): 1-1.2
Average Lot Size (Acres): 1.03
Price Range: Mid $700k’s – $1.3MM

Located in north Leander in the highly rated Liberty Hill ISD, Whitt Ranch is unique in that its homes have more of a modern flair. You’ll see slanted roofs, black windows, white brick and contemporary colors outside. Inside you’ll see a lot of whites and grays, stone counters, open floor plans and shaker cabinets. Whitt Ranch is a go to neighborhood for someone looking for modern, but doesn’t want to be in the city.

For more info and to search homes for sale, visit our Whitt Ranch Neighborhood Guide.

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Price and size data from ACTRIS closed, active and pending sales 7/1/2022-6/30/2023. School ratings are from GreatSchools ratings as of June 2024.

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