Riverside

Austin, TX

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Riverside - Austin, TX Area Guide

Up-and-coming neighborhood just south of Lady Bird Lake

Suburban Riverside Growing Active Scenic Affordable

Situated about four miles southeast of Downtown Austin, Riverside is a vibrant community on the rise. The neighborhood boasts a wide variety of apartments and condos available for rent for every budget. Although Riverside is largely residential, the community offers a slew of diverse eateries, shops, and bars along East Riverside Drive, the main commercial thoroughfare.

Riverside is home to the famous Emo’s Austin, a renowned alternative music venue. Residents also enjoy direct access to the Boardwalk at Lady Bird Lake, where sweeping views of Downtown Austin and the Colorado River abound. Riverside is convenient to all kinds of outdoor recreation with access to the sprawling Roy G. Guerrero Colorado River Metro Park. Riverside residents find commuting and traveling from the neighborhood easy with convenience to I-35 and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Lady Bird Lake
  • Blunn Creek Nature Preserve
  • Boggy Creek Greenbelt
  • Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
  • McKinney Falls State Park

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.