| Many home buyers first consider Westlake Hills | | | | and Ben Crenshaw. The golf resort offers multiple |
| for its prestigious educational district, but once | | | | championship golf courses as well as instruction |
| buyers come to the area to actually look at | | | | for the beginner and the pro. Lakeway, located a |
| homes, they fall in love with this Texas town. | | | | short drive away, offers an addition four golf |
| That's because Westlake Hills, located on MoPac | | | | courses in the prime of Texas hill country. |
| (Loop 1) and Highway 360 (the Capital of Texas | | | | Lakeway also offers the beautiful Lake Travis, |
| Highway), near Austin, is a Texas community with | | | | which has boat access as well as scenic limestone |
| plenty to offer. Many Westlake Hills have | | | | cliffs and walking trails. |
| million-dollar views of hills and canyons and the | | | | Westlake is not only near the business of Austin - |
| streets here are clean and safe. | | | | the community also has more than 200 |
| While Westlake Hills is only 6 miles west of | | | | businesses of its own. This means that residents |
| downtown Austin, it often seems more than a | | | | can enjoy completing DIY projects with the |
| world away. While residents of urban centers may | | | | assistance of a local hardware store or can make |
| have to worry about crime and property, | | | | the most of their Westlake gardens by shopping |
| Westlake Hills seems to delight in abundance. More | | | | for garden décor, plants, and seedlings at |
| than 3 100 residents make up the Westlake Hills | | | | the local garden stores and nurseries. In the |
| community and these home owners range from | | | | evenings, Westlake home owners can enjoy fine |
| science and technology professionals to young | | | | dining in one of the town's luxury restaurants, or |
| families. The average age of residents here is 43 | | | | can enjoy Texas barbeque outdoors at one of |
| and most enjoy the community annual household | | | | the many casual diners in the area. Plus, Westlake |
| income average of $117 000. Community | | | | residents don't have to worry about medical care |
| members love taking advantage of the great | | | | - Westlake is home to state of the art new |
| recreation and the fabulous public library Westlake | | | | medical facilities that house top-flight healthcare |
| Hills has to offer. Westlake Hills residents respect | | | | workers and specialists. |
| each other's privacy but are also a friendly and | | | | And, of course, Westlake is famous for its |
| welcoming community. The greatest resource | | | | schools. Students in the town enjoy the |
| Westlake Hills has are its residents, which | | | | ever-expanding public library, which features a |
| contribute to the high quality of life here. | | | | growing collection as well as the latest computers. |
| Residents of Westlake Hills also love the natural | | | | Westlake is also part of the prestigious Eanes |
| beauty that surrounds Westlake Hills homes. The | | | | Independent School District. The Eanes |
| community is home to the Barton Creek | | | | Independent School District is considered to be |
| Greenbelt, which has hiking and biking trails from | | | | one of the top 25 districts in Texas. In fact, it |
| Town Lake and Shoal Creek. In fact, residents of | | | | was ranked one of the top 25 districts by the |
| Westlake Hills can follow the trails from their | | | | Excellence in Education program. The high school in |
| homes to trails that go all the way to 45th street | | | | Westlake is a U.S. Blue Ribbon School and has an |
| in Austin. Whether you are looking for pleasant | | | | excellent record of placing students in good |
| Sunday afternoon jaunt or whether you are a | | | | college programs. The school offers a range of |
| serious jogger, you will find much in the busy trails | | | | extracurricular opportunities as well as a full range |
| to keep you active for years to come. | | | | of AP courses. The high school even teaches |
| If you love golf, you'll adore what Westlake Hills | | | | American Sign language as well as four other |
| can offer you. The Barton Creek Golf Resort and | | | | languages. |
| Spa was designed by Arnold Palmer, Tom Fazio, | | | | |