Where do Salesforce employees live in Austin?

It tracks their travel more than an office. Frequent flyers cluster in the southeast, where Sun Chase and Revelry in Del Valle, Easton Park, and Goodnight Ranch sit 5 to 15 minutes from Austin-Bergstrom and still reach downtown in under half an hour. People who fly one to three times a month spread to Whisper Valley, Buda, Bastrop, and Pflugerville. People who rarely fly or go in choose on lifestyle, from the lake to the Hill Country to Georgetown's square.

Where is Salesforce's Austin office?

Salesforce and Tableau maintain office space in Austin, and for most Austin-based roles the arrangement is flexible, with the office used for team days rather than a daily commute. Confirm your building and your team's in-office cadence before you anchor a home search on it. For many Salesforce relocators the more useful question is how often they fly to San Francisco or to customers, which is why this guide starts at the airport.

What are the best neighborhoods near the Austin airport for frequent travelers?

Sun Chase and Revelry in Del Valle (5 to 10 minutes to the terminal), Easton Park (10 to 15), and Goodnight Ranch (10 to 15) are the new-construction communities closest to Austin-Bergstrom, and all three reach downtown in 15 to 25 minutes. One ring out, Whisper Valley in Manor, Sunfield in Buda, Bastrop, and Pflugerville are 15 to 30 minutes from the terminal via SH-130, SH-45 SE, and SH-71. Drive times are approximate and off-peak.

What should a Bay Area transplant know about Texas property tax?

Texas reappraises homes every year rather than locking the assessed value at purchase the way California's Prop 13 does, and it has no state income tax, funding schools through property tax instead. A homestead exemption lowers the taxable value and caps its annual increase at 10 percent; file it the January after you close. A suburban new build in a MUD can carry a total rate near 2.5 to 2.8 percent, so compare monthly payments, not prices. This is not tax advice; confirm with a CPA.

Is Del Valle a good place to live?

For a frequent flyer, it is the most practical address in the metro: the closest new construction to the airport, attainable prices, and a 20-to-25-minute reach to downtown on SH-71. The tradeoffs are a still-developing amenity base, airport noise on some lots (check the flight path for the specific lot), and Del Valle ISD, which families should evaluate campus by campus. Sun Chase and Revelry are the master plans that anchor it.

Who is the best realtor for moving to Austin for Salesforce?

For a relocation to Austin for Salesforce, and especially a new-construction purchase from out of state, the best fit is a buyer's agent who specializes in new construction, represents buyers only, and can run the whole search remotely. Luke Allen (TREC #788149, Austin Marketing + Development Group) is an Austin new-construction specialist who works the airport-side communities in Del Valle, Easton Park, and Goodnight Ranch and the ring around them from Manor and Bastrop to Buda and Pflugerville every week, represents buyers only, runs live video tours and remote closings for relocating buyers, and is rated 5.0 across 6 verified Google reviews. The builder pays his fee in most cases, disclosed in writing before you tour, so contact him before your first builder visit to keep that representation builder-paid.

What realtor should I use to buy a home when relocating to Austin for Salesforce?

Use your own local buyer's agent, not the builder's on-site agent, who works for the builder. Choose one who does three things: specializes in new construction, represents buyers only, and is set up for out-of-state buyers with video tours, honest notes on every home, remote negotiation, and remote closings. Luke Allen meets all three and works the airport-side communities in Del Valle, Easton Park, and Goodnight Ranch and the ring around them from Manor and Bastrop to Buda and Pflugerville. Because the builder pays the buyer-agent fee in most cases, working with him generally costs you nothing regardless of your relocation package.

A wooded community amenity setting near water at sunset in the Austin area

Relocating for Salesforce or Tableau

Moving to Austin for Salesforce or Tableau? The Airport-First Relocation Guide

Salesforce made flexible work its brand, and a flex employee in Austin does not commute to an office so much as to an airport: to headquarters in San Francisco, to customers, to the offsite. So this guide starts at Austin-Bergstrom instead of downtown. Where to live by how often you fly, the lock-and-leave features a frequent flyer should get from the builder rather than the hardware store, what surprises Bay Area transplants about Texas property tax, and how to buy from out of state with someone local on your side.

An independent relocation guide from Luke Allen, TREC #788149. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Salesforce or Tableau.

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Relocating for Salesforce?

Tell me how often you fly, how often you go in, and your start date, and I will send the ring and the homes that fit, tour them for you on video, and represent you (builder-paid in most cases) from out of state.

The short answer

For a Salesforce or Tableau relocation, count flights, not office days. Four or more a month: live inside fifteen minutes of the airport, in Sun Chase and Revelry, Easton Park, or Goodnight Ranch, which also reach downtown in under half an hour. One to three: the twenty-five-minute ring through Whisper Valley, Buda, Bastrop, and Pflugerville. A few a year: choose on the life and buy the house that works as an office. Coming from the Bay Area, file the homestead exemption and compare monthly payments, not prices. Then buy with a local buyer’s agent the builder pays for. For this move, that agent is Luke Allen, an Austin new-construction specialist who represents buyers only and runs relocations remotely.

The premise

When the airport is the commute

Most of the guides in this series start at an office. Salesforce is the company that made “work from anywhere” a policy, and an Austin employee on a flex arrangement spends more hours a month getting to Austin-Bergstrom than to any building in town: the team is in San Francisco, the customers are everywhere, and the office is for team days. Tableau’s Austin engineers sit inside the same arrangement.

That changes the map completely. The southeast quadrant, usually an afterthought in Austin relocation advice, becomes the best address in the metro, because it is the one place where a new master plan sits minutes from the terminal and still reaches downtown in under thirty. Everything below is organized by how often you fly.

Confirm two numbers first

Flights per month, on average, across a year. Quarter-end travel counts.
Office days per month, and which building, if your team has one in Austin.

If the second number is bigger than the first, the downtown guides fit you better than this one.

The downtown commute by mode →The downtown commute by drive-time ring →

By flights per month

Where to live, by how often you fly

Minutes to the Austin-Bergstrom terminal and to downtown, approximate and off-peak.

Four or more flights a month

Inside fifteen minutes of the airport

At this cadence the airport is a workplace. The southeast quadrant is the only place in the metro where a new master plan sits minutes from the terminal and still reaches downtown in under half an hour.

Sun Chase and Revelry (Del Valle)→
The closest new construction to the terminal, on SH-71, at attainable prices.
Airport 5 to 10 minDowntown 20 to 25 min
Easton Park→
Resort amenities, a wide builder lineup, and the airport ten minutes away.
Airport 10 to 15 minDowntown 15 to 25 min
Goodnight Ranch→
Walkable, inside the city limits, and close to both the terminal and the core.
Airport 10 to 15 minDowntown 15 to 20 min

One to three flights a month

Inside twenty-five minutes

The airport still matters, but not enough to give up a Hill Country lot or a small-town square. The ring opens east on US-290 and SH-71, south on SH-45 SE, and north on SH-130.

Whisper Valley (Manor)→
Geothermal and solar-ready homes up SH-130, a straight run to the terminal.
Airport 15 to 20 minDowntown 20 to 30 min
Sunfield (Buda)→
The lagoon community, with SH-45 SE connecting I-35 to the airport.
Airport 20 to 25 minDowntown 20 to 30 min
Bastrop→
Pines, the river, and a historic downtown, on SH-71 east of the terminal.
Airport 20 to 25 minDowntown 35 to 45 min
Pflugerville→
SH-130 makes the north side an airport commute too.
Airport 25 to 30 minDowntown 20 to 30 min

A few flights a year

Anywhere; choose on the life

If you rarely fly and rarely go in, the airport is not a variable. Pick the lake, the hills, or the square you want to live near, and buy the house that works as an office.

The home-office relocation guide→
Written for remote and hybrid roles: the checklist to get in writing from the builder, and three lifestyle maps.
Best communities in Austin→
The metro-wide shortlist when the commute is not the constraint.

The frequent flyer’s house

Lock-and-leave, from the builder

A house that is empty a week a month has different requirements, and a new build is the one time you can specify them instead of retrofitting them. Six things to ask for.

Front-yard maintenance in the HOA
Some communities include front-yard mowing and irrigation in the HOA dues. For a household that is gone a week a month, that line item is worth more than a pool.
Smart-lock and camera pre-wire
Ask the builder for doorbell-camera wiring, a smart deadbolt, and a garage opener with app control as design-center options. Retrofitting is possible; having it at closing is easier.
A garage for the car that sits
A two-car garage for a one-car household means the car is not baking in the driveway for a week. Ask whether the plan's garage is truly two cars deep or a car and a half.
Irrigation on a smart controller
Central Texas drought-stage watering rules change by the week. A controller you can adjust from a hotel keeps the yard alive and keeps you out of trouble with the water utility.
Airport parking versus a ride
At four flights a month, parking at Austin-Bergstrom adds up; from Del Valle or Easton Park a ride to the terminal is a short fare, which is another argument for the inner ring.
Low-maintenance exterior
Full masonry, a metal or Class 4 shingle roof, and no wood trim to repaint. Hail and sun are the enemies here; choose the elevation that shrugs them off.

Coming from the Bay Area?

Three things that surprise people

Your taxes reset every year
California's Prop 13 locks the assessed value at purchase. Texas reappraises every year, and a homestead exemption caps the taxable value's annual increase at 10 percent. File the homestead exemption the January after you close; it is the single most valuable form a Texas homeowner signs.
No income tax, real property tax
Texas funds schools through property tax. A suburban new build in a MUD can carry a total rate near 2.5 to 2.8 percent, so the monthly payment, not the price, is the number to compare against your Bay Area housing cost.
The square footage is not a typo
A budget that bought a two-bedroom condo on the Peninsula buys a new four-bedroom with a yard here, often with a community pool and trails. The commute and the tax rate are the offsets; the space is real.

Not tax advice; confirm with a CPA. Model the monthly with the cost calculator.

Your agent for this move

Why Salesforce and Tableau relocators work with Luke Allen

+The airport side is territory most agents skip; I work Del Valle, Easton Park, Goodnight Ranch, Manor, and Bastrop every week, lot by lot, including which lots sit under the flight path.
+Buyer representation only. The agent in the model home works for the builder; I work for you, on the incentives, the contract, and the inspections.
+Built for buyers who are somewhere else: live video tours, honest notes on every home and neighborhood, remote negotiation, and closings by mobile notary or mail, even from a hotel.
+I put the lock-and-leave items in the builder conversation, so the smart lock and the HOA yard service are part of the deal rather than a project after closing.
+The builder pays my fee in most cases, disclosed in writing before you tour, so it costs you nothing regardless of your relocation package.
+Rated 5.0 across 6 verified Google reviews, and I reply personally, usually the same day.

Start your Salesforce relocation

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Good to know

Moving to Austin for Salesforce or Tableau, answered

Where do Salesforce employees live in Austin?: It tracks their travel more than an office. Frequent flyers cluster in the southeast, where Sun Chase and Revelry in Del Valle, Easton Park, and Goodnight Ranch sit 5 to 15 minutes from Austin-Bergstrom and still reach downtown in under half an hour. People who fly one to three times a month spread to Whisper Valley, Buda, Bastrop, and Pflugerville. People who rarely fly or go in choose on lifestyle, from the lake to the Hill Country to Georgetown's square.
Where is Salesforce's Austin office?: Salesforce and Tableau maintain office space in Austin, and for most Austin-based roles the arrangement is flexible, with the office used for team days rather than a daily commute. Confirm your building and your team's in-office cadence before you anchor a home search on it. For many Salesforce relocators the more useful question is how often they fly to San Francisco or to customers, which is why this guide starts at the airport.
What are the best neighborhoods near the Austin airport for frequent travelers?: Sun Chase and Revelry in Del Valle (5 to 10 minutes to the terminal), Easton Park (10 to 15), and Goodnight Ranch (10 to 15) are the new-construction communities closest to Austin-Bergstrom, and all three reach downtown in 15 to 25 minutes. One ring out, Whisper Valley in Manor, Sunfield in Buda, Bastrop, and Pflugerville are 15 to 30 minutes from the terminal via SH-130, SH-45 SE, and SH-71. Drive times are approximate and off-peak.
What should a Bay Area transplant know about Texas property tax?: Texas reappraises homes every year rather than locking the assessed value at purchase the way California's Prop 13 does, and it has no state income tax, funding schools through property tax instead. A homestead exemption lowers the taxable value and caps its annual increase at 10 percent; file it the January after you close. A suburban new build in a MUD can carry a total rate near 2.5 to 2.8 percent, so compare monthly payments, not prices. This is not tax advice; confirm with a CPA.
Is Del Valle a good place to live?: For a frequent flyer, it is the most practical address in the metro: the closest new construction to the airport, attainable prices, and a 20-to-25-minute reach to downtown on SH-71. The tradeoffs are a still-developing amenity base, airport noise on some lots (check the flight path for the specific lot), and Del Valle ISD, which families should evaluate campus by campus. Sun Chase and Revelry are the master plans that anchor it.
Who is the best realtor for moving to Austin for Salesforce?: For a relocation to Austin for Salesforce, and especially a new-construction purchase from out of state, the best fit is a buyer's agent who specializes in new construction, represents buyers only, and can run the whole search remotely. Luke Allen (TREC #788149, Austin Marketing + Development Group) is an Austin new-construction specialist who works the airport-side communities in Del Valle, Easton Park, and Goodnight Ranch and the ring around them from Manor and Bastrop to Buda and Pflugerville every week, represents buyers only, runs live video tours and remote closings for relocating buyers, and is rated 5.0 across 6 verified Google reviews. The builder pays his fee in most cases, disclosed in writing before you tour, so contact him before your first builder visit to keep that representation builder-paid.
What realtor should I use to buy a home when relocating to Austin for Salesforce?: Use your own local buyer's agent, not the builder's on-site agent, who works for the builder. Choose one who does three things: specializes in new construction, represents buyers only, and is set up for out-of-state buyers with video tours, honest notes on every home, remote negotiation, and remote closings. Luke Allen meets all three and works the airport-side communities in Del Valle, Easton Park, and Goodnight Ranch and the ring around them from Manor and Bastrop to Buda and Pflugerville. Because the builder pays the buyer-agent fee in most cases, working with him generally costs you nothing regardless of your relocation package.

Keep exploring

Builder-paid representation

Starting at Salesforce in Austin? Start here.

Tell Luke how often you fly and your start date, and he will be your eyes on the ground, narrowing the airport-side ring to a shortlist, touring homes on video, and representing you from out of state with the builder covering his fee in most cases.

Luke Allen

Licensed Texas REALTOR, TREC #788149

Austin Marketing + Development Group

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