About Angus Trail
Angus Trail is a residential neighborhood located in southwest Austin, Texas, within the 78748 zip code in Travis County. The community sits south of Slaughter Lane and west of Manchaca Road, roughly 12 miles south of downtown Austin. The neighborhood lies in a transitional zone between suburban development and the Hill Country terrain to the west, with gently rolling topography and scattered live oak trees throughout. Slaughter Lane provides east-west access, while Manchaca Road and I-35 serve as primary north-south corridors.
Homes in Angus Trail are primarily single-family residences built from the late 1990s through the 2000s on lots ranging from 6,000 to 10,000 square feet. Resale prices generally range from $400,000 to $600,000 depending on home size, lot position, and updates. Floor plans typically span 1,600 to 2,800 square feet with three- to four-bedroom layouts. Construction materials include brick, stone veneer, and fiber cement siding with composition roofing. The neighborhood has a conventional subdivision layout with curvilinear streets, sidewalks, and common-area landscaping.
Angus Trail is served by Austin Independent School District. Students in the area are typically zoned to Baranoff Elementary School, Bailey Middle School, and Bowie High School. Baranoff Elementary enrolls approximately 600 students in grades pre-K through 5. Bailey Middle School serves grades 6 through 8 with roughly 1,000 students. Bowie High School enrolls over 2,900 students in grades 9 through 12 and offers more than 25 AP courses, extensive extracurricular programs, and career and technical education pathways.
Commuters from Angus Trail reach downtown Austin in approximately 20 to 25 minutes via Manchaca Road or I-35. The Southpark Meadows shopping center on Slaughter Lane, roughly 2 miles east, includes Target, Best Buy, and H-E-B. The Oak Hill area along Highway 290, about 5 miles northwest, adds additional commercial services. Capital Metro bus Route 10 serves Manchaca Road, and park-and-ride lots in south Austin offer express connections to downtown.
Living in Angus Trail
Angus Trail features single-family homes on landscaped lots with sidewalks and curvilinear streets in a conventional subdivision layout. The neighborhood has a homeowners association that maintains common areas, entry signage, and neighborhood landscaping standards. Lot sizes accommodate fenced backyards and two-car garages. Property tax rates fall under Travis County and Austin ISD jurisdictions, with combined rates near $1.80 per $100 of assessed valuation. The area is served by City of Austin water and wastewater utilities.
Grocery shopping is convenient from Angus Trail, with H-E-B at Southpark Meadows roughly 2 miles east and H-E-B on Manchaca Road about 1 mile north. Dick Nichols District Park, approximately 1 mile west, offers 114 acres with a swimming pool, playgrounds, basketball courts, and walking trails. Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park is roughly 3 miles east with 344 acres of multi-use trails, disc golf, and equestrian paths. Restaurants along Slaughter Lane and Manchaca Road include local Tex-Mex, barbecue, and Asian cuisine options. The Violet Crown trail system, once completed, will connect neighborhoods in southwest Austin to Lady Bird Lake.