Vista Oaks is a 316-acre neighborhood of just over 900 homes along RM 1431 on the west side of Round Rock, between Round Rock and Cedar Park. Most homes were built in the 1990s, lots are established and tree-lined, and a lighted trail follows Honey Bear Creek through the middle of it. The detail most buyers miss: Vista Oaks has Round Rock addresses but is zoned to Leander ISD.
Jorgenson Real Estate has helped clients buy and sell more than 30 homes in Vista Oaks. Every pin is a Vista Oaks home our brokerage closed, and the map updates on its own as new sales close.
Every 2025 taxing unit on Vista Oaks homes adds up to about $1.93 per $100 before exemptions: Williamson County, county road, Leander ISD, Austin Community College, ESD 9, Upper Brushy Creek WCID and Vista Oaks MUD. There is no city property tax. Check any address on wcad.org.
The amenity center has a junior-Olympic pool, fire pit and pavilion, sand volleyball, basketball and tennis, plus playgrounds and a lighted concrete trail along Honey Bear Creek. The Vista Oaks Owners Association (vistaoaks.org) is managed by Spectrum Association Management.
RM 1431 connects west to Cedar Park and east to I-35, which is about 3.5 miles away, with SH 45 about 5 miles south. Approximate drives: Baylor Scott & White Round Rock and Round Rock Premium Outlets about 5 miles, St. David's Round Rock about 6 miles, Dell headquarters about 10 miles.
Vista Oaks buyers are usually weighing an established neighborhood with mature trees and a low MUD rate against newer homes farther out. We lead with the Leander ISD zoning, the low tax rate and the updates a home has had. Sellers can start with a free market analysis.
More on MUDs, homestead exemptions and Texas contracts in our Central Texas real estate FAQ.
Leander ISD, even though the addresses say Round Rock. The district's finder places Vista Oaks at Akin Elementary, Stiles Middle and Rouse High; confirm any address with Leander ISD.
Yes, Vista Oaks MUD, formerly Williamson County MUD No. 9. Its 2025 rate is $0.2131 per $100, and the total rate on Vista Oaks homes is about $1.93 per $100 before exemptions.
No. County records show no city property tax on Vista Oaks homes; the neighborhood is in Round Rock's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
A junior-Olympic pool, pavilion and fire pit, sand volleyball, basketball, tennis, playgrounds and a lighted trail along Honey Bear Creek.
More than 30. The map on this page shows every one and updates as new sales close.
Talk with a local agent who knows Vista Oaks street by street.
Sources: Vista Oaks MUD, Vista Oaks Owners Association, Leander ISD, Community Impact (2019), Williamson County 2025 tax rates, Williamson Central Appraisal District parcel records. Distances are approximate. This page is general information, not legal, tax or lending advice. Last reviewed September 2026.