Dripping Springs
The Gateway to the Hill Country — Dripping Springs offers acreage estates, award-winning schools, world-class wineries and breweries, and a small-town feel just 25 minutes from downtown Austin.
The Gateway to the Hill Country — Dripping Springs offers acreage estates, award-winning schools, world-class wineries and breweries, and a small-town feel just 25 minutes from downtown Austin.
There's a reason they call Dripping Springs the "Gateway to the Hill Country." This booming community 25 minutes southwest of Austin has become one of the fastest-growing — and most sought-after — destinations in Central Texas. And it's easy to see why.
Dripping Springs delivers what most Austin suburbs can't: real acreage, genuine small-town character, world-class food and drink, stunning natural beauty, and schools that rival anything in the metro — all without the traffic, density, and price compression of closer-in neighborhoods.
If West Lake Hills is polished luxury and Lakeway is lake life, Dripping Springs is wide-open Hill Country living with room to breathe. And with median home prices down 9.9% year-over-year, smart buyers are paying attention.
This is where you come when you want land. While most Austin neighborhoods offer quarter-acre lots, Dripping Springs homes routinely sit on 1, 2, 5, even 10+ acres. Custom ranch-style estates, modern farmhouses, and Hill Country contemporaries dot the landscape — many with sweeping views, mature oaks, and the kind of privacy you simply can't find closer to town.
Dripping Springs ISD has emerged as one of the top school districts in the Austin metro:
This is where Dripping Springs punches WAY above its weight. The area has become one of the premier food and drink destinations in Texas.
Living in Dripping Springs means Saturday mornings at the Farmers Market, followed by brunch at Creek Road Cafe. It means Sunday afternoons at Jester King with friends while the kids run around the farm. It means watching Hill Country sunsets from your back porch — on YOUR land, with room for a garden, a pool, maybe even a few chickens.
It's the Austin lifestyle without the Austin stress. And right now, with prices down nearly 10% from peak, it's the smartest buy in the Hill Country.
From master-planned family communities to custom ranches on acreage, I know this market inside and out. Whether you're looking for your family's forever home or a Hill Country retreat, let me show you why Dripping Springs is where Austin's smartest buyers are heading.
Johnny Ronca | Compass
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20,624 people live in Dripping Springs, where the median age is 42.7 and the average individual income is $66,927. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Dripping Springs, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Pure Water Stop, Dripping Springs Chocolate, and CrossFit Second Wave.
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| Dining | 2.9 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.88 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.14 miles | 9 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.34 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.63 miles | 15 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.42 miles | 8 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.45 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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Dripping Springs has 7,531 households, with an average household size of 2.73. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Dripping Springs do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 20,624 people call Dripping Springs home. The population density is 117.45 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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