Cedar Park opinion
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3/11/2006
I have lived in Cedar Park for 9 years.
The commute to Austin is about 30 minutes except during rush hour. During rush hour the commute can take 45 minutes to 1 hour. They are currently building an expressway around Cedar Park (183A) to connect to the existing 183 highway. This should greatly improve the traffic condition. The longest part of the commute is getting out of Cedar Park. With the traffic, from the North, routed around the town this should improve rush hour commutes. The current alternative is to leave for work before 6 am.
The schools are fair to good and seem to be improving.
The home prices are reasonable. You can get a 1500 sqft. home for about $125k or a 2500 sqft. for about $185k.
Overall, I would recommend Cedar Park as long as you can put up with the traffic in to Austin. Given that the town is growing at a crazy pace, I would say the town officials have done a reasonably good job at keeping pace with it. There currently are plans in progress to create a new retail/residential downtown area that should be very nice.
Gerry | Cedar Park, TX