Austin New Home Builders

High-volume entry-level and first move-up

Lennar is one of the highest-volume builders in the Austin metro and sits mainly in the entry-level and first move-up bands, roughly $280,000 to $550,000. Their model is "Everything's Included", so most features come standard rather than through a design center.

Entry-level and move-up, energy-efficiency focused

Meritage Homes builds across the Austin metro in roughly the $300,000 to $600,000 range and differentiates on energy efficiency, with spray-foam insulation and high HERS ratings as standard rather than upgrades. They are one of the more active builders in the northern and eastern suburbs.

Move-up and semi-custom

Taylor Morrison builds in the move-up and semi-custom bands in Austin, roughly $400,000 to $800,000, with a real design center and meaningful structural options. They are active in larger master-planned communities in Pflugerville, Georgetown, and the north metro.

Move-up, part of the"Homes by" family

Coventry Homes builds move-up product in the Austin metro, roughly $400,000 to $750,000, and is part of the same family as Plantation Homes and Village Builders. They are active in the larger Georgetown and north-metro master plans.

Entry-level through move-up

M/I Homes builds across the entry-level and move-up bands in the Austin metro, roughly $350,000 to $700,000, with a strong presence in the northern suburbs. They include a whole-home energy package as standard and have been among the more willing builders to cut price on standing inventory near year end, when closing counts matter to them..

Move-up and semi-custom, employee-owned

David Weekley Homes builds move-up and semi-custom homes in the Austin metro from roughly $450,000 to over $1 million, including model homes at Headwaters in Dripping Springs. They are employee-owned and consistently rate at the top of the industry for customer experience.

Move-up, Texas-based

GFO Home is a Texas-based builder working the move-up band in the Austin metro, roughly $350,000 to $650,000, with communities in Pflugerville and the north and east suburbs. As a regional builder they tend to be more accommodating on individual requests than the national volume builders, while offering smaller and less standardised incentive packages..

Move-up, Texas-based

Chesmar Homes is a Texas-based builder working the move-up band in the Austin metro, roughly $400,000 to $750,000. They are active in Pflugerville, Georgetown, and the north metro.

Entry-level through move-up, plus Del Webb 55+

Pulte Homes builds across the entry-level and move-up bands in the Austin metro and also operates the Del Webb 55-plus brand, most visibly at Sun City in Georgetown. Price range runs roughly $350,000 to $700,000 for Pulte-branded product.

Highest-volume entry-level

D.R. Horton is the highest-volume homebuilder in the country and sits at the entry-level end of the Austin market, roughly $250,000 to $450,000, including the Express Homes brand at the lowest price points.

Move-up and semi-custom, Texas-based

Highland Homes is a Texas-based builder in the move-up and semi-custom bands, roughly $400,000 to $900,000 in the Austin metro. They are known for above-average standard specification and for customer-satisfaction scores near the top of the industry.

Move-up and semi-custom, Texas-based

Perry Homes is a long-established Texas builder working the move-up and semi-custom bands in Austin, roughly $400,000 to $900,000. They build in the larger master plans including Wolf Ranch in Georgetown.

Luxury

Toll Brothers is the luxury end of Austin production building, generally $600,000 and up and frequently well past $1 million. They build in the higher-end master plans and in the Hill Country communities west of Austin.

Entry-level and first move-up

Brohn Homes builds entry-level and first move-up homes in the Austin metro, roughly $300,000 to $550,000, and is part of Clayton Properties Group. They concentrate in the value suburbs east and north of Austin.

Entry-level and first move-up, built-to-order

KB Home builds entry-level and first move-up homes in the Austin metro, roughly $300,000 to $550,000, using a built-to-order model where buyers choose the plan, lot, and finishes rather than buying from standing inventory. They are active in the northern and eastern suburbs.

Entry-level through move-up, design-led

Ashton Woods builds across the entry-level and move-up bands in the Austin metro, roughly $350,000 to $700,000, and differentiates on design. They run a curated design studio rather than an open-ended option list, and also operate the Starlight Homes brand at lower price points.