Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Pflugerville, Texas
Pflugerville is the name of a very rapidly expanding small city northeast of Austin, and there are many opportunities in the city of Pflugerville. The city was originally named for the Henry Pfluger family in 1849, and the city was first expanded after a dam was constructed in the 1850s on the Gilleland Creek which provided water for the train and facilitated the construction of roadways. The small city is situated on the Williamson County and Travis County boundary, so there are parts of the city in both counties.
The plat for the city of Pflugerville was registered in February of 1904 by George Pfluger and his son Albert, and many of the wooden downtown structures on Main and Pecan were built by Conrad Pfluger in the early 1900s. The first cotton gin in the city was also built in 1904, but was destroyed by a fire in 1931, but rebuilt later on the same site.
The first bank in Pflugerville was also administered by members of the Pfluger family in 1906, and it was named Farmers State Bank of Pflugerville. Mr. William Pfluger was the first bank president, and the first cashier was Mr. A.W. Pfluger. Also, the Pfluger Press initiated weekly newspaper service in 1907, and continued printing until 1942 on a weekly basis.
The city of Pflugerville covers an area of 11.3 square miles, and is 14 miles northeast of downtown Austin, and the city has one body of water, Lake Pfluger, which was built in 2005 as a reservoir and city park. In the census of 2000, there were 16,335 reported residents and 5,146 households in Pflugerville, but that number has steadily grown, and by 2005, the reported population was over 27,000, almost double the 2000 figure.
In December of 2007, the city annexed a few residential neighborhoods, and the estimated population following the annexation was over 35,000 inhabitants, including the new residents. With the recent expansion of the new toll road, State Highway 130, which runs through the city and intersects with State Highway 45 in Pflugerville, the city is even more accessible to Austin, as well as many smaller cities in the area.
The percentage of residents who are male is Pflugerville is about 49%, compared to 51% female, and the median home value in the small city is around $173,000. The residents are more affluent than average for a city in Texas, with the average median income being about $78,000 in the town, compared to about $44,000 for Texas in general.
There are three high schools in the area, although one is technically in Austin, but high school students in Pflugerville attend all three. Pflugerville High is the first and original high school, and Hendrickson High is in eastern Pflugerville, where there is a great deal of new development. Connally High is on the northeastern edge of Austin, but some Pflugerville students attend the school.
Most of the residences in or near downtown and central Pflugerville are older, historic homes on tree-lined streets, and there are three subdivisions, Brookhollow, Saxony, and Creekbend, that are connected to each other by the hike and bike trails that lead to and from the park, which the creek meanders through, alongside the trails. Most of the subdivisions in the newer, eastern area of the town are more modern and generic in style, so-called cookie-cutter homes.
The Pflugerville real estate market in general provides an affordable alternative for buyers to the high prices currently found in the Austin real estate market.
There is a Holiday Inn Express in Pflugerville for visitors, and many other nearby hotels, and diners can enjoy seafood in the town at Fish Daddy’s Seafood Inn while Mexican food can be found at Casa Garcia. Hakata Sushi and Asian Grill is a popular spot for oriental food, and Dazzle Coffeehouse is a popular spot for a coffee drink or hot cup of coffee.
Pflugerville remains a small city and therefore it does not have the same amount of attractions as larger Texas cities like Austin and Dallas. It does provide an option for people looking for a city that moves at a somewhat slower pace but is still close to a larger city.
Escapeso Austin Realty is a small company operating in central Texas. Their website provides statistics and commentary on Pflugerville real estate and Austin real estate. Their website also has a graphical search of the Austin MLS.
