{"id":5195,"date":"2026-06-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lrgrealty.com\/lrg-blog\/?p=5195"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:29:39","slug":"santa-rita-ranch-liberty-hill-neighborhood-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lrgrealty.com\/lrg-blog\/santa-rita-ranch-liberty-hill-neighborhood-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Rita Ranch in Liberty Hill, TX: 2026 Neighborhood Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Santa Rita Ranch is a 4,300-acre master-planned community in Liberty Hill<\/a>, roughly 35 minutes northwest of downtown Austin along SH-29. Developed by Brookfield Residential, it consistently ranks among the fastest-selling communities in Texas, offering new-construction homes from the $300Ks to $600K+ with an amenity package that most neighborhoods twice its price point cannot match. Liberty Hill ISD serves the community with an onsite elementary campus and a rapidly expanding school network.<\/p>\n

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Santa Rita Ranch sits in ZIP code 78642 on the northwest edge of the Austin metro, straddling SH-29 and CR 200 in Liberty Hill. The community is not a single phase but a multi-section master plan actively building out across 4,300+ acres, with established sections near the original Swim Club and newer phases anchored by the Springs amenity center. Builders include Taylor Morrison, Lennar, Perry Homes, Ashton Woods, Scott Felder Homes, and CalAtlantic, giving buyers six-plus floor plan libraries across a range of price points and lot sizes.<\/p>\n

The non-obvious thing about Santa Rita Ranch is the amenity-to-price ratio. Two resort-style pools, a splash pad, fitness center, 20+ miles of hike-and-bike trails, a ranch house event space, dog park, disc golf, and sports courts are all included in HOA dues that run roughly $1,200 to $1,800 per year. Communities closer to Austin that offer comparable amenity packages typically start $100K higher. That gap is the core value proposition: you are trading commute minutes for an amenity package and new-build pricing that most inner-ring suburbs cannot touch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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