About Anthem
Anthem is a 422-acre master-planned community in Kyle, located along scenic FM 150 at the gateway to the Texas Hill Country region. At full build-out, the community will contain approximately 1,500 single-family homes, an elementary school, and a comprehensive amenity center serving residents across all phases and ages. The community has attracted five major national builders including Brightland Homes, Gehan Homes, Scott Felder Homes, Perry Homes, and Newmark Homes, providing diverse floor plans ranging from 1,610 to 4,130 square feet of living space. Homes are priced from the high $300,000s to $700,000, depending on phase, builder, lot size, and floor plan selection. The median home price in active Anthem phases ranges from approximately $380,000 to $500,000, making the community accessible to first-time buyers, growing families, and move-up buyers seeking new construction. Anthem is located approximately 25 miles south of Austin via I-35, providing efficient commute access to major employment centers while maintaining proximity to Hill Country recreation and natural attractions within 20-30 minutes drive time.
Anthem is served by Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD), which operates 25 campuses across northern Hays County serving over 20,000 students with strong academic performance and comprehensive programming. Cullen Elementary School, a newly constructed state-of-the-art campus featuring 117,611 square feet of classroom, laboratory, and administrative space, is now open within the Anthem development and serves grades pre-K through 5. The campus design represents Hays CISD's next-generation prototype for elementary education facilities and cost $48.3 million to construct, including all furniture, technology systems, start-up supplies, and professional development. The campus accommodates up to 900 students with modern learning environments supporting project-based learning, science labs, technology integration, and flexible classroom design. Hays CISD offers 20 different Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs spanning healthcare and medical sciences, veterinary science, first-responder training and fire science, automotive technology, construction trades, and information technology certifications. The district is recognized for innovative education programs, strong academic performance across student demographics, responsive growth management as the area develops, and partnerships enabling students to earn industry certifications while in high school.
The community is purposefully designed around family recreation with an extensive amenity package exceeding typical suburban developments and enhancing livability for all ages. The Central Park Amenity Center features an Olympic-size swimming pool (50 meters) with beach entry, shallow areas for young children, and sun shelves, a dedicated lap pool for fitness swimmers and aquatic exercise classes, playground equipment with features for ages 2-12, hammock court for casual seating and relaxation, pickleball courts (sport growing in popularity across Texas), basketball court, U-7 soccer field, extensive bike trails connecting neighborhoods, butterfly garden supporting monarch migration, community garden plots for residents, fire pit gathering space for social events, open-air pavilion accommodating large groups and events, and a full clubhouse with meeting facilities, fitness center, and gathering spaces. Over 30% of the 422-acre property is bordered by permanently protected open space preserving green corridors and natural habitat for wildlife, water quality protection, and resident enjoyment. The development includes interconnected green belts and parks positioned along Mustang Branch creek, which flows into Onion Creek, supporting wildlife movement corridors and ecosystem function.
