BY GRACE DICKENS & BAILEY MEYERS
Sorting out details
that area but maybe have a lower income point, whether they are working in the schools or up and down RM 620,” said Ann Howard, Travis County Precinct 3 commissioner. “It would be so much more restful for a family that’s going to work out there to live out there.” The city of Bee Cave made a commitment to build affordable housing on a plot of city-owned land in February 2024, but no movement has been made on the plan since City Council amended possible funding avenues for the project in July 2024, city officials said.
communities, it offers 338 rent-restricted units for tenants making 30%-60% of the area MFI. In west- ern Travis County, one major barrier for affordable housing is public transportation. “I don’t think there’s less of a need; it’s just the infrastructure is not there to help lower-income folks,” said Mandy Lewis, Foundation Communi- ty’s director of family property management. For both Lakeway and Bee Cave, the majority of people who work there do not live there, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. “It will benefit families that need to work in
Though Villas at Cardinal Hills is the first area development offering 100% of its units at income-restricted rates, Pearl Bee Cave also began offering “workforce housing” in Bee Cave last October at around 80% or below the median family income, or MFI. For a family of four, the 80% MFI for the Travis County area is $104,200. The next-closest affordable housing is Cardinal Point Apartments in Four Points and two sites near US 290 through Foundation Communities, a local nonprofit focused on providing housing for families in need. Across its three West Austin
2025 median family income limits
Commuting breakdown
96.9%
Bee Cave
Household size
Very low (30% MFI)
Low (50% MFI)
Moderate (80% MFI)
Here's the percentage of
1 person
$28,150
$46,850
$72,950
people who work in Bee Cave and Lakeway but do not live there.
2 person
$32,150
$53,550
$83,400
3 person
$36,150
$60,250
$93,800
90.6%
Lakeway
4 person
$40,150
$66,900
$104,200
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2023/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: TRAVIS COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Next steps
The Villas at Cardinal Hills was 88% complete in January according to Travis County documents, and plans to open later this year. Developers with Villas at Cardinal Hills did not respond to requests for comment as of press time.
Jovie Lakeway is expected to be open for move-in June 9, while site development for 23 detached townhouses at The Townhomes at the Square at Lakeway is currently underway, with vertical construction expected in the next seven to eight months.
To Howard, the incoming developments represent stability. “There’s a lot of assets out there to build a fabulous community, and so they need housing at all price points,” Howard said.
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