Wells Branch
Wells Branch’s excellent location is large part of its appeal. Situated in north Austin, halfway between MoPac and Interstate 35, Wells Branch is a vibrant community in its prime.
Starting in the $90s, homes in Wells Branch are priced up into the $250s. The varied prices reflect the age of homes in the community - from 1982, the year Wells Branch opened, until 2003 - and a size range of about 800 to 3,000 square feet.
In addition to I-35 to the west and MoPac to the east, Wells Branch also counts Grand Avenue Parkway to the north and Wells Branch Parkway to the south as its boundaries. This puts this established community an easy distance from the shopping, dining and recreational facilities of the La Frontera, Gateway and Arboretum shopping centers.
The Wells Branch Recreation Center features a full-size basketball court, a workout room with exercise machines and free weights, and multi-purpose rooms for fitness classes and meetings. Wells Branch is home to two swimming pools, the junior-Olympic sized Willow Bend pool and the Katherine Fleischer pool at the park of the same name. Also at Katherine Fleischer Park is the Homestead, an 1850s-era cabin complex available for tours and festivals in the community. North Mills Park is the second park in the community.
In addition to the Wells Branch Community Garden, which gives residents a chance to exercise their green thumbs and enjoy the great outdoors, Baker mentions another opportunity to enjoy nature, the hike-and-bike trails. Several miles of trails, complete with Frisbee golf, wind through the community.
Children that live in Wells Branch attend the schools of the Round Rock Independent School District, but a few attend Pflugerville ISD schools. The majority of children attend Wells Branch or Northwest elementary schools, Deerpark Middle and McNeil High schools.