Tarrytown is the neighborhood I'd show a visitor first. It runs from MoPac out to Lake Austin, between Lake Austin Boulevard and 35th Street, under a canopy of live oaks that were the selling point in the 1930s and still are. The houses are 1930s cottages, 1950s ranches, and the big rebuilds of the last twenty years, on winding streets that follow the hills, with no alleys and very little through traffic. The center of it is the corner of Windsor and Exposition: the shopping center, the library, the church, the fire station. It has felt like a small town inside a city for ninety years, and the people who live here work to keep it that way.
The neighborhood was developed by the Graham family, descendants of Governor Elisha Pease, on land that had been the family's Woodlawn estate. They named it for the family's summer retreat in Tarrytown, New York. The first phase opened on November 4, 1934, and the Tarrytown Shopping Center at Windsor and Exposition followed by the 1940s. The ad slogan was "Where oak trees charm the eye." Lions Municipal Golf Course, known as "Muny," opened as a nine-hole course on the Brackenridge Tract in 1924. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016, it is recognized by historians as the first municipal golf course in the South to desegregate voluntarily, in late 1950. Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite learned the game there. Mayfield Park, 23 acres of peacocks, lily ponds, and trails, was Mary Mayfield Gutsch's gift to the city. Next door is Laguna Gloria, the 1916 Mediterranean-style villa on the lake that's now the Contemporary Austin's sculpture park. Deep Eddy, the oldest swimming pool in Texas, is at the bottom of the hill.
Mozart's on the lake for coffee and the deck. Allday Pizzeria and Flo's Wine Bar for the evening. Goldy's at Littlefield's for the morning. Quince for the lakeside dinner. The rest of the neighborhood's eating is on Lake Austin Boulevard: Magnolia, Hula Hut, and the places that have been there since before most of the houses were rebuilt.
Reed Park, six acres with a pool. Don Baylor Park, the former Westenfield Park, with the tennis courts. Tarrytown Park. Mayfield and Laguna Gloria for the walk. Muny for the golf. Walsh Boat Landing, one of the oldest public launches in the city, for the lake. Deep Eddy for the swim. The Butler trail is a short ride down Lake Austin Boulevard. This is a neighborhood where the parks are small, numerous, and used, which is different from having one big one.
Austin ISD: Casis Elementary, rebuilt in 2022, then O. Henry Middle and Austin High. The Girls' School of Austin is in the neighborhood, and St. Andrew's is close. West Austin Youth Association at Exposition and Enfield runs the leagues, and the neighborhood's social life runs through it. Families here tend to stay for the full arc, elementary through high school, which is why turnover is low and inventory is thin.
Tarrytown developed in phases from 1934 into the 1950s, so the housing stock is layered: 1930s and 40s cottages and Tudor-influenced houses near Windsor and Exposition, mid-century ranches further west, and the last twenty years of large rebuilds throughout. The lake parcels along the western edge are their own market. What I watch for: the 1930s houses were built well but have been renovated two or three times since, and the quality of the last renovation matters more than the original. Lots are irregular because the streets follow the terrain, so two houses of the same size can sit on very different land. And because tenures are long, a real share of sales here never reach the MLS. Entry runs roughly $1.2M to $2M, and the larger estates from $2M up to $10M. I wrote about what changed in the neighborhood this year in Tarrytown: What Changed in 2026 and compared it to Clarksville in Clarksville vs. Tarrytown.
Three miles to downtown without touching MoPac. A live oak canopy that has been the selling point since the 1930s. Muny, Mayfield, Laguna Gloria, Deep Eddy, and the lake, all inside or beside the neighborhood. Casis Elementary rebuilt in 2021. Layered housing from 1934 cottages to current rebuilds. Low turnover, thin inventory, and a real private market. Neighbors to the east: Pemberton Heights and Clarksville.
10,777 people live in Tarrytown, where the median age is 43 and the average individual income is $116,088. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Tarrytown, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Wally's Menswear, WeViva, and Lake Austin Boat Tours.
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| Active | 0.33 miles | 1 review | 4/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.74 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.39 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
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Tarrytown has 4,581 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Tarrytown do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 10,777 people call Tarrytown home. The population density is 3,909 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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