Emory Crossing

The community

Emory Crossing carries Hutto’s current building wave: a master-planned community off the US-79 corridor mixing townhomes and single-family production at some of the most accessible new-build pricing around Austin. The amenity package — pool, splash pad, parks, trails — is partly delivered with more phased in, so ask what’s open today. The community’s real amenity is arithmetic: townhomes from the $260s and single-family plans from the upper $200s into the $400s (builder-published base pricing, July 2026 — verify current releases), fifteen minutes from Samsung’s Taylor campus.

The phase picture is worth understanding. Taylor Morrison is selling across 40- and 50-foot sections plus townhomes; David Weekley Homes is in its final opportunities here. Rosters rotate by phase — confirm who holds active inventory before you tour.

The homes

Two distinct products. The townhomes run roughly 1,500–1,600 square feet, open-concept, low-maintenance, with the higher HOA that maintenance model implies. Single-family plans on 40- and 50-foot lots (~0.09–0.15 acres) run roughly 1,500–2,800 square feet, one and two stories. Lots are small and streets are close — that’s the honest trade for the entry price, and the community makes it deliberately. Two numbers to nail down per section before comparing against the sticker: the HOA (published figures range from about $90 to $180 a month by section) and the MUD-inclusive tax rate, which runs toward 3%. Together they can swing the monthly payment more than a $15K price difference does.

Location, schools, and the drive

Emory Crossing is zoned to Hutto ISD — verify campus assignments by address in this fast-growth district. The commute geography is the pitch: US-79 puts Samsung’s Taylor megafab about 15 minutes east and Round Rock’s employers 15–25 minutes west, while SH-130 runs south to Tesla and the airport in 30–40. Downtown Austin remains a 35–50 minute haul. Daily life leans on Hutto’s Co-Op district and Round Rock’s retail for now. If you want an established alternative in the same town — finished amenities, golf, visible comps — compare Star Ranch down the corridor; if you’re chasing the lowest new-build entry near Samsung, also look at the new communities in Taylor itself.