About Santa Rita Ranch Homes for Sale
Neighborhoods & Subdivisions in Santa Rita Ranch
Santa Rita Ranch is not a single subdivision but a collection of villages and sections that have developed over the past decade, each with its own character and price point. The core Santa Rita Ranch section anchors the community and contains a mix of four and five-bedroom homes built by Perry Homes, Pulte Homes, and Highland Homes, among others. From there, buyers branch out into distinct areas depending on what they prioritize.
Santa Rita Ranch- Eldorado and its companion section Eldorado at Santa Rita Ranch sit at the upper end of the community, with larger homes and more generous lot configurations. These sections appeal to buyers looking for extra square footage and a slightly more spacious setting within the broader master plan. Santa Rita Ranch North represents some of the newer phases being developed along the northern edge of the community, where buyers can sometimes lock in earlier pricing with a builder before a section fully matures.
At the Saddleback sections, including Santa Rita Ranch at Saddleback and Saddleback at Santa Rita Ranch, buyers find homes that pair well with the trail systems and open space buffers that make this part of the community feel less dense. Regency at Santa Rita Ranch is the active adult section of the community, offering a 55-plus living environment with its own amenity set. Santa Rita Ranch at Homestead rounds out the mix with attainable pricing relative to other sections. Santa Rita Ranch South extends the community's footprint further and includes some of the more recently platted inventory.
Buyers comparing communities in this part of the metro often look at nearby Liberty Hill as well, where additional master-planned neighborhoods and resale inventory offer another lens on what this corridor has to offer.
Schools in Santa Rita Ranch
Santa Rita Ranch straddles two school districts depending on which section of the community a home sits in. Georgetown ISD serves portions of the development, while Liberty Hill ISD covers others. Both districts have built new facilities to keep pace with the growth this part of Williamson County has seen, and both operate campuses specifically built around the student populations feeding out of Santa Rita Ranch.
On the Georgetown ISD side, Santa Rita Elementary, Wolf Ranch Elementary, and Rancho Sienna Elementary all serve younger students, feeding into Santa Rita Middle School and then East View High School or the newer Legacy Ranch High School campus. On the Liberty Hill ISD side, Tierra Rosa Elementary, Liberty Hill Elementary, and Jo Ann Ford serve the elementary grades, with students continuing to Liberty Hill Intermediate, Liberty Hill Middle School, and Liberty Hill High School.
Buyers should verify which district and campus a specific address is zoned to before purchasing, since the boundary cuts through the community and a few streets in adjacent sections can fall under different assignments. Both districts have invested heavily in facilities and programming as enrollment has grown alongside this part of northwest Williamson County.
New Construction in Santa Rita Ranch
New construction is a defining feature of Santa Rita Ranch, and it remains one of the most active new-build communities in the greater Austin area. Pulte Homes, Perry Homes, Scott Felder Homes, Highland Homes, and Westin Homes all have or have recently had active sections within the community, and the mix of builders gives buyers real choices in floor plan philosophy, elevation style, and included features.
Pulte leads in active inventory, with Perry Homes and Scott Felder Homes consistently active across different price tiers. Highland Homes and Westin Homes tend to occupy the upper-middle range within the community. Each builder operates distinct model homes you can tour, and the community's ongoing buildout means that spec homes, quick-move-in inventory, and to-be-built options are often available simultaneously, giving buyers flexibility in timeline.
One practical consideration with new construction here: the community is still in active development, which means construction activity in some phases is ongoing. Buyers purchasing in newer sections should anticipate neighboring lots being built out over the following year or two. That said, the builders here have a long track record in this specific community, and the phasing process is well established.
Real Estate Market Overview
Santa Rita Ranch occupies a strong position in the Liberty Hill and northwest Williamson County market. The community commands consistent interest from buyers relocating from higher-cost metros and from within the Austin area who want more square footage per dollar than closer-in neighborhoods typically offer. The combination of new construction availability and an established resale base gives the market depth that single-phase communities often lack.
Four-bedroom homes make up the core of the inventory here, which reflects the floor plan priorities of the production builders who have built the majority of the community. Five-bedroom plans, particularly in Eldorado and the North sections, represent the move-up tier and carry pricing that reflects the added square footage and lot premiums those sections command. Three-bedroom options are less common but available, particularly in the Regency section and among resale inventory.
The mix of new construction and resale, combined with the community's strong amenity set, has kept Santa Rita Ranch relatively liquid compared to some suburban communities in the metro. Buyers working with Neuhaus Realty Group on new construction purchases benefit from having representation at the builder sales office, where understanding contract terms and option pricing can make a meaningful difference in the final outcome. If you're browsing the broader Austin area, the full Austin area homes for sale search gives a useful point of comparison.
Getting Around Santa Rita Ranch
Santa Rita Ranch sits along Ronald Reagan Boulevard (which carries traffic toward Cedar Park and the north Austin tech corridor) and has access to Highway 29 heading east toward Georgetown and I-35. From the community, Georgetown is roughly 15 to 20 minutes east depending on traffic. Round Rock, home to major employers including Dell and several healthcare campuses, is accessible in about 25 to 30 minutes via Ronald Reagan or Ronald Reagan to Toll 183A.
Downtown Austin is typically 40 to 50 minutes by car under normal conditions, a commute that many buyers in this part of the metro accept in exchange for the community's size and amenity profile. The SH-130 tollway and I-35 both offer route options for reaching the tech campuses along North Austin's MoPac corridor or the Domain area, though peak-hour congestion on these corridors is a real factor to plan around.
Within the Liberty Hill area, the Ronald Reagan Boulevard extension and the ongoing infrastructure improvements along Highway 29 have improved connectivity as the corridor has grown. Georgetown's town square, H-E-B anchored retail, and medical facilities along Williams Drive are the primary commercial nodes for Santa Rita Ranch residents. Liberty Hill's own growing commercial base along Highway 29 adds closer options for everyday errands as that city's retail footprint expands.
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