
$1,599,999
17700 Rim DR, Leander, TX, 78641
North Rim's central-west Austin location places residents near several employment centers without requiring highway commutes. The area along Loop 360 and MoPac Expressway hosts offices for technology companies, financial firms, and professional services. The Arboretum shopping area, approximately 15 minutes north on Loop 360, provides retail and dining at over 40 stores and restaurants. Barton Creek Square Mall on Loop 360 offers additional retail. The Domain, a mixed-use district roughly 20 minutes north, serves as a secondary downtown with corporate offices for companies including Apple, Amazon, and Meta alongside retail and dining. Downtown Austin's government, legal, and creative-sector employers are accessible via MoPac in 15 to 25 minutes during non-peak hours. The 78746 zip code, which encompasses much of the Barton Creek area, has median household incomes and home values among the highest in the Austin metro.
Life in North Rim revolves around the natural landscape and the relative isolation that a gated community within a 2,500-acre master plan provides. The Hill Country terrain means that many homes have views of wooded canyons and seasonal creek flow, and the low density of the neighborhood keeps traffic and noise levels well below what residents in more central Austin locations experience. The Barton Creek Greenbelt's 12 miles of trail are the primary outdoor recreation asset, offering options from casual creek-side walks to technical mountain bike routes over limestone ledges. Swimming holes along Barton Creek — including Sculpture Falls and Twin Falls — are fed by spring water and rainfall, with water levels varying by season. Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool, the 68-degree spring-fed swimming pool open year-round, are within a 15-minute drive.
The neighborhood's Austin ISD schools — Casis Elementary, O. Henry Middle, and Austin High — have long waiting lists for transfer students from outside their attendance zones, reflecting demand driven by academic performance and central-west location. Daily errands are handled along Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road (FM 2244), where H-E-B, Whole Foods, Randalls, and a range of restaurants and services operate. The Westlake and Bee Cave retail corridor along Highway 71 adds options including the Hill Country Galleria, an open-air shopping and entertainment center. Commutes from North Rim are shorter than what most Austin-area suburban neighborhoods offer, with downtown reachable in 15 to 25 minutes via MoPac and South Lamar, and tech-sector offices along Loop 360 and in the Domain accessible without entering highway congestion during off-peak hours. The trade-off for this location is a higher price point — North Rim homes are among the most expensive residential properties in the Austin metro — and the gated, low-turnover nature of the community means available inventory is consistently limited.
North Rim is served by Austin Independent School District. The western vertical team includes some of the district's most established and highest-rated campuses, all located in central and west Austin.
School District: Austin ISD
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
North Rim is served by Austin ISD. Students attend Casis Elementary (rated 10/10 on GreatSchools), O. Henry Middle School, and Austin High School.
North Rim is a small gated enclave within the 2,500-acre Barton Creek North master-planned community. Only a handful of homes are listed for sale at any time, and turnover is low.
North Rim is approximately 20 minutes from downtown Austin via MoPac Expressway. The Loop 360 corridor provides additional access to north Austin employment centers.
Yes. North Rim is one of eleven gated communities within the 2,500-acre Barton Creek North master-planned community in west Austin, overlooking Barton Creek and Hill Country canyons.
The Barton Creek Greenbelt offers 12 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking. Barton Springs Pool provides year-round swimming. Zilker Park is within a 15-minute drive.