Crestview, Austin, Texas is a neighborhood in north central

North Central Austin

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 Austin

Austin

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, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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Crestview is located in ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 78757. The Crestview neighborhood was built by developer A.B. Beddow on the site of an old dairy farm in the 1950s and early 1960s. According to the Crestview Neighboorhood Association, Crestview is bordered by Wooten

Wooten, Austin, Texas

The Wooten neighborhood is located in Austin, Texas, and bounded by Burnet Road, Anderson Lane, and Research Blvd .-Geography:The Wooten Neighborhood is located at .-External links:* *...

 and Anderson Lane to the north, Allandale

Allandale, Austin, Texas

Allandale is a neighborhood in north central Austin, Texas.Allandale is located in ZIP codes 78756 and 78757. The neighborhood boundaries, generally defined by the boundaries of the Allandale Neighborhood Association, are Burnet Road to the east with the Brentwood and Crestview neighborhoods, Mopac...

 and Burnet Road to the west, Brentwood

Brentwood, Austin, Texas

Brentwood is a neighborhood in central Austin, Texas.Brentwood comprises United States Census tracts 15.05 and 2.01, and ZIP codes 78756 and 78757. The area is bordered by Burnet Road and Allandale to the west, North Lamar Boulevard and North Loop on the east, 45th Street and Rosedale to the south,...

 and Justin Lane to the south and the Highland neighborhood and North Lamar Boulevard to the east. It is located north of the city's urban core.

Some local icons have deep roots, including numerous churches, the Minimax grocery store (est. 1953) and Top Notch Burgers (est. 1971), while other landmarks such as Cutie Pies and the Burnet Road Farmers Market are more recent arrivals. The neighborhood largely residential and filled with single-family bungalows and mid-century ranch homes. Located at North Lamar and Airport Boulevard, the Crestview Station

Crestview (Capital MetroRail station)

Crestview is a Capital MetroRail commuter rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located at the edge of the Crestview neighborhood of North Austin, at the corner of Airport and North Lamar Boulevards...

 is a commuter rail station for Austin's Capital MetroRail

Capital MetroRail

Capital MetroRail is a commuter rail system that serves the Greater Austin, Texas, area and which is owned by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Red Line, Capital Metro's first and only rail line, connects Downtown Austin with Austin's northern suburbs. The line operates on 32...

 that opened its doors in 2010. The station prompted the construction of a new mixed-use development

Mixed-use development

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 knowm as Midtown Commons.

Demographics

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age in Crestview is 35.7 years and the median family income is more than $54,000 a year. Forty-six percent of Crestview residents are married, about 30 percent are single, about 15 percent are divorced, and about 9 percent are widowed. More than 80 percent of the neighborhood's households are childless.

Public schools

Brentwood is located in the Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It was established in 1881. Its current superintendent is...

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• Brentwood Elementary School
• Lamar Middle School
  Lamar Middle School (Austin, Texas)
  Lamar Middle School is a middle school in north central Austin, Texas. Lamar is one of Austin Independent School District's seventeen middle schools.-History:...
  
  
• McCallum High School
  McCallum High School
  A. N. McCallum High School is a public high school in Austin, Texas, United States.McCallum, the second oldest high school in the Austin Independent School District, opened in 1953 to relieve growth in north and northwest Austin. Named after AISD's first high school superintendent, A.N...
  
  

External links

• Crestview Neighborhood Association