Shoal Crest

Austin, TX

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Shoal Crest - Austin, TX Area Guide

City life and college life meet in this trendy neighborhood

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Located along its namesake creek, Shoal Crest is a residential section of Austin. Shoal Crest is located a few blocks east of the University of Texas at Austin, making it an ideal neighborhood for those affiliated with the university. The neighborhood attracts other renters as well with its location near Guadalupe Street, one of the city’s main commercial corridors, and the buzzing downtown district of Austin. Shoal Crest isn’t just filled with big city amenities; Shoal Creek Trail, Pease District Park, and Seider Springs Greenbelt provide plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun as well. Whether you’re a student, long-time resident, or a newcomer, Shoal Crest has a rental sure to suit almost every renter’s needs.

Getting Around

Exceptionally Walkable

Walkability

90 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Fairly Drivable

Drivability

50 / 100

Exceptionally Bikeable

Bikeability

90 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Great Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

80 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere

Vibrancy

60 / 100

Good Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

60 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Shoal Creek Greenbelt Park
  • Texas Memorial Museum
  • Elisabet Ney Museum
  • Mayfield Park and Preserve
  • Austin Nature and Science Center

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.