Bay Property Management Group Austin serves property owners and residents throughout Mueller, a master-planned community built on the site of Austin’s former municipal airport.
Robert Mueller Municipal Airport served as Austin’s commercial airport until 1999, and today the 700-acre site is home to thousands of residents, a walkable town center, and one of the most recognized sustainable development projects in the country. The neighborhood was recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council as the world’s largest LEED Gold neighborhood for sustainability, and its layout, with homes clustered around parks and shared courtyards, was intentionally designed to encourage neighbors to know each other.
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Mueller’s Aldrich Street district anchors day-to-day life in the neighborhood, with restaurants, an Alamo Drafthouse, and the Thinkery children’s museum all within walking distance of most homes. That built-in walkability, combined with more than 140 acres of parks and open space, has made Mueller one of the more consistently in-demand rental markets in East Austin.
The blended average across Mueller rentals runs about $2,264 a month, up roughly 1.29% year over year, according to RentCafe (data compiled from Yardi Matrix and the U.S. Census Bureau, last updated April 22, 2026). That’s well above the citywide Austin average, reflecting Mueller’s newer construction, sustainable building standards, and walkable amenities. For landlords, it means well-located units in Mueller can command a premium over most other parts of the city.
About 1,336 Mueller households rent, while roughly 1,332 own, per the same RentCafe and U.S. Census Bureau data. That even split is unusual for Austin, where most central neighborhoods lean more heavily toward renters, and it reflects Mueller’s mix of luxury apartment communities alongside single-family homes built specifically for long-term ownership. For property owners, that balance points to a neighborhood with steady demand from both renters and buyers, which tends to support strong occupancy over time.
Mueller offers a lifestyle built around walkability and design in a way that’s still relatively rare in Austin. Renters here can walk to a grocery store, a movie theater, a children’s museum, and a farmers market without ever needing a car.
Housing options range from luxury apartment communities like Mosaic and Elements to single-family homes with front porches designed to face the sidewalk, along with a dedicated senior living community near the neighborhood’s southern edge. That mix gives renters more variety in both property type and lifestyle than most master-planned communities typically offer.
Whether renters are drawn to Mueller’s parks, its walkable town center, or simply a newer, more sustainably built alternative to older Austin housing stock, the neighborhood continues to be one of the most sought-after rental markets in the city.
Mueller has grown into an employment center of its own, in addition to being one of the more walkable places to live in Austin.
The Robert Browning Hangar, a surviving structure from the original Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, still stands inside Mueller Lake Park today, now used for community events and fitness classes rather than aircraft, according to the Wikipedia history of the Mueller Community. The neighborhood's original airport control tower remains visible nearby as well, a reminder of the site's history as Austin's commercial airport until it closed in 1999.
The Thinkery, Austin's interactive children's museum, has been one of Mueller's anchor cultural institutions since the town center first opened, drawing an estimated 600,000 visitors a year with its innovator's workshop and outdoor playground. Nearby, the Austin Film Studios has brought film and television production to the neighborhood, adding a creative dimension to Mueller's mix of parks and retail.
Mueller Lake Park, a 30-acre landscape at the heart of the neighborhood, offers walking trails, a fishing pond, and one of the city's best wheelchair-accessible paths. The park connects directly to the Southwest Greenway, where trails continue past public art installations, including a 20-foot octopus sculpture in nearby Jessie Andrews Park. With more than 140 acres of parks and green space, every home in Mueller sits within roughly 600 feet of a park, giving residents outdoor access that's rare for a neighborhood this close to Downtown.
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Aldrich Street combines dinner, drinks, and first-run movies in the same building, and its attached Barrel O' Fun space converts from a kids' arcade to an adult bar each evening. The Texas Farmers' Market sets up in Mueller every Sunday, drawing residents from across the neighborhood, and Mueller Lake Park itself has hosted citywide events drawing more than 70,000 visitors in a single year.
Aldrich Street forms Mueller's main commercial corridor, with an H-E-B grocery store, dozens of restaurants, and local boutiques all within walking distance of most homes. The Mueller Market District, near the neighborhood's north side, adds another walkable retail cluster built around a second H-E-B location. Between the two districts, residents rarely need to leave the neighborhood for everyday shopping and dining.
Owning rental property in a master-planned community like Mueller comes with its own set of demands, from pricing units correctly in a market that commands a premium over the rest of the city to keeping up with the sustainability standards and design guidelines that make the neighborhood distinctive.
Bay Property Management Group Austin can help you reap the benefits of owning a rental property in Mueller without the stress.
By taking advantage of our property management services in Mueller, your property manager handles the day-to-day work while you keep ownership and control of your investment:
Owning and managing rental property in Mueller is a lot of work, and the tenants who live there deserve a landlord who’s responsive and easy to reach. Take the stress out of being one by hiring a professional Austin property management company.
Bay Property Management Group Austin has become one of the more trusted property management companies serving Mueller, and for good reason. Our team is on hand to answer property-related questions from owners and tenants alike, and our fee structure stays competitive and transparent, with no onboarding fees tacked on. Here’s what that looks like in practice:
We manage each property individually, using local market knowledge and pricing strategy to optimize rent, occupancy, and revenue for owners throughout Mueller and the surrounding East Austin neighborhoods.
Our team stays current on Texas landlord-tenant law and Mueller-specific requirements, handles the eviction process from start to finish when it’s necessary, and provides guidance through property-related legal matters to help protect your investment.