125 nursing jobs in Round Rock, TX

Nurses and other relocating professionals typically land in Teravista on the northeast side (about $380K-$600K), a 1,500-plus-acre golf community with resort pools, fitness, tennis, pickleball, and trails near Round Rock Premium Outlets, IKEA, and Dell Diamond; Forest Creek ($350K-$550K) for a more established, tree-lined golf-course feel; and Paloma Lake ($350K-$500K) for newer lake-and-trail living. Downtown Round Rock and Old Town ($300K-$500K) are the walkable Main Street option, while Siena, Avery Centre, Meadows at Chandler Creek ($280K-$400K), Cat Hollow, and Masa Park near Old Settlers Park are named as more affordable everyday neighborhoods.

Round Rock West and Brushy Creek ($400K-$650K) sit toward the tech corridor. Reddit locals like Siena and Avery Centre but warn Paloma Lake and Teravista HOA bills can be steep, and Teravista school assignment can vary by section.

Median home prices hover around $400,000, generally below Austin, with listed neighborhood ranges from about $280K at Meadows at Chandler Creek up through $380K-$600K in Teravista and $400K-$650K in Round Rock West/Brushy Creek; downtown and Paloma Lake sit in the $300K-$500K band. Two-bedroom rents average $1,500-$1,800 a month; one compiled budget puts a single person's total with rent at $2,237. Housing stock runs from roughly 1,000 to over 4,200 square feet, including townhomes, single-family homes, and large custom builds in gated Fairway Estates at Teravista.

Master-planned HOAs buy golf, pools, and trails; Texas has no state income tax, though property taxes can offset some of that savings.

Round Rock sits about 20 miles north of downtown Austin, with off-peak drives around 20 minutes from the west side and 20-30 minutes overall, stretching to 30-plus minutes from the east side near SH 130. The typical one-way commute is 25.2 minutes; 81.6% drive alone, 8.5% carpool, 6.9% work from home, and only 0.9% use mass transit, so a car is required and I-35 peak congestion is the main daily headache. Local hospital employers include St. David's Round Rock Medical, Ascension Seton Williamson, and Baylor Scott & White, which lets nurses working in town skip the Austin inbound crawl.

Public transit is described as minimal.

Downtown dining centers on Main Street Plaza and Centennial Plaza: Round Rock Donuts at 106 W Liberty Ave (open since 1926) for yellow-tinted yeast-raised glazed donuts and Texas-sized pastries, Slapbox Pizzacheria for oversized New York slices, The Alcove Cantina for Tex-Mex patio cocktails, Louisiana Longhorn Cafe for Cajun gumbo and po'boys, Palermo Pasta House for handmade pasta, and Cork & Barrel for Irish-pub-meets-craft-house patio dining under misters. Newer names include The Dime for upscale American burgers, steaks, and pastas, and Q'Bola for Cuban sandwiches and tamales.

Locals also point to P Terry's and Buddy's for burgers and Salt Traders for seafood; Bluebonnet Beer Company, Hoot & Annie, and URBAN Rooftop cover brewery and nightcap territory.

Old Settlers Park is the city's outdoor anchor, with trails, sports fields, Champion Fields, and festivals, and the Brushy Creek Regional Trail offers hike-and-bike miles near Teravista. Paloma Lake is built around a lake amenity and community trails; Teravista and Forest Creek add 18-hole golf courses and internal trail networks.

Kalahari Resorts operates the largest indoor waterpark in the country, with more than 30 slides including the Tanzanian Twister, a wave pool, lazy river, and an adults-only Grotto Swim-Up Bar. In summer, Main Street Plaza becomes a splash pad.

The city markets itself as the Sports Capital of Texas: Dell Diamond is home to the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, with fireworks nights and stadium dining; Old Settlers Park, the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex, and the Round Rock Sports Center host tournaments year-round. After dark, downtown offers Rockey's Piano Bar with dueling pianos, URBAN Rooftop, Hoot & Annie, and Bluebonnet Beer Company, plus Redd's Piano Bar and Lounge behind a bookshelf door at Kalahari.

Main Street Plaza and Centennial Plaza run movie nights, live music, and holiday festivals. Shopping clusters at Round Rock Premium Outlets; deeper arts and music still mean a trip into Austin.

Summers are hot and humid enough to change outdoor routines and raise electricity bills, so residents lean on Kalahari's indoor waterpark, the downtown splash pad, and misted patios such as Cork & Barrel once evenings finally cool. Winters are mild.

Sources do not give month-by-month temperature numbers, but they treat heat as the defining seasonal reality and plaza festivals plus water recreation as the local workaround.

Families are the city's core audience: Round Rock ISD is repeatedly cited as highly rated with a high graduation rate and public, private, and charter options, and the main ranked neighborhoods are zoned to RRISD (confirm Teravista by address, because assignment can vary by section). Crime is typically lower than the Texas average.

Teravista, Forest Creek, Paloma Lake, Siena, Cat Hollow, Masa Park, and the streets around Old Settlers Park are the names people give when asked where to raise kids. Relocators and Reddit users say it is a great place to raise a family and a weaker fit for young singles.

Community voices call Round Rock one of the easier Central Texas suburbs to build a family life in, with more space and newer homes for the money than Austin and a quieter pace, while repeatedly saying it is less great if you are young and single even though downtown is somewhat cute and happening. Reddit threads praise Siena and Avery Centre as affordable and nice and flag Paloma Lake and Teravista HOAs as outrageous.

I-35 traffic, car dependence, and a thinner urban cultural scene versus Austin are the consistent cons; strong schools, Dell-area jobs, and suburban amenities are the consistent pros.