Onion Creek

Austin, TX

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Onion Creek - Austin, TX Area Guide

Creekside recreation makes for a lively suburb

Suburban Wooded Shopping Restaurants Park-Like

Along Interstate 35, Onion Creek is a spacious suburb with a park-like feel, putting residents about 12 miles south of Downtown Austin and 13 miles (by Interstate) from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Across the Interstate, you’ll discover major department stores, clothing stores, home décor stores, and a variety of chain and local restaurants at Southpark Meadows. Neighboring this shopping center is the expansive Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park, spanning over 300 acres offering scenic hiking trails.

Onion Creek holds its own when it comes to outdoor recreation with the Onion Creek Metropolitan Park and the Onion Creek Club. Enjoy wooded trails, ponds, a golf course, and a dog park. At McKinney Falls State Park, residents have access to another golf course, soccer fields, and a recreation center! Tree-lined streets, well-kept homes, and winding roads make up the suburbs of Austin’s Onion Creek.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Onion Creek is $850 for a studio, $1,129 for one bedroom, $1,525 for two bedrooms, and $1,959 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Onion Creek has decreased by -7.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 468 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $850/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 723 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,129/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,065 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,525/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,266 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,959/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

30 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

40 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Onion Creek Greenbelt Park
  • Goat Cave Nature Preserve
  • McKinney Falls State Park
  • Blunn Creek Nature Preserve
  • Slaughter Creek at Bauerle Ranch

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Austin-Bergstrom International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.