You can get a modern home in Round Rock for under $110/sq ft

Why is Watson or Walker more expensive than Round Rock? RR has bite collar jobs there and is 19 miles from downtown Austin, and 10 miles from large job centers in north Austin.

Meanwhile Watson is even further out than that from downtown BR, LSU, hospitals, and offices in South BTR.

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Posted by Chad504boy

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Posted on 8/29/16 at 11:32 am to Asgard Device

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You can get a modern home in Round Rock for under $110/sq ft

Why is Watson or Walker more expensive than Round Rock?

lack of workers compensation cost in TX makes up for a lot of the gap.

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Posted by TeddyPadillac

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Posted on 8/29/16 at 11:35 am to Asgard Device

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Meanwhile Watson is even further out than that from downtown BR, LSU, hospitals, and offices in South BTR.

Are you from around here?
Sure lots of people work at hospitals and what not in the city, but the majority of the money is made at plants and the businesses that provide services and equipment for these plants. There's not some influx of people going downtown to work everyday, unless you're a lawyer or work for the government. The opportunities are outside of the city center, not in the city.

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Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 8/29/16 at 11:36 am to Asgard Device

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You can get a modern home in Round Rock for under $110/sq ft

Average price per square foot in Round Rock is $119
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Average price per square foot in Walker is $91
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Average price per square foot in Denham is $88
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