Across the county, Austin has a reputation as being one of the best places to live. Besides fabulous entertainment, gorgeous springs & lakes, beautiful hill country views, a friendly culture and yummy foods, Austin has some of the nicest, most affordable real estate money can buy. In the Austin area, there are usually hundreds of homes priced between $175,000 to $250,000. Here we’ve narrowed them down to 3 bedroom 2 bath over 1,500 sq.ft.