The county splits at I-35: Hill Country limestone to the west, blackland clay to the east. Here is what we usually find, area by area, starting where the most pools are.
West Georgetown & Berry Creek
More homes with a pool than any other part of Williamson County, by the appraisal district’s own records. Berry Creek, Cimarron Hills, Gabriel’s Overlook and Wolf Ranch sit west of I-35 on Hill Country limestone, with big poured decks, outdoor kitchens and pavilions out by the water. Fence lines run long here, and the gate goes where the path from the back door actually is, not where the run is shortest.
Round Rock
Round Rock West, Behren’s Ranch, Sendero Springs and Forest Creek have one of the highest shares of homes with a pool in the county, about one in seven in the 78681 ZIP. Many of those pools have been there for years, so a lot of families here buy a house that already has one. Older decks usually carry rebar, which our wet core drill cuts through cleanly. North of 79, Teravista and Lake Forest are newer and the lots are bigger.
Cedar Park
Buttercup Creek, Ranch at Brushy Creek, Forest Oaks and Cypress Bend: mostly 1990s and 2000s homes under mature live oaks, with freeform pools, flagstone coping and rock waterfalls. Freeform pools are where layout matters most. We run straight lines between the curves instead of chasing every contour, which keeps the mesh tight and gives the gate the straight run it needs.
Liberty Hill
One of the youngest parts of the county and one of the fastest growing in Texas, and already about one home in nine has a pool. Clearwater Ranch, Stable Oaks, Sundance Ranch and Santa Rita Ranch have bigger lots where the pool often sits out in the yard. Lawn on one side and concrete on the other is normal here, and the fence crosses both.
Lake Georgetown & Woodland Park
Woodland Park, Fountainwood and the lake lots off County Road 262 have more pools per home than anywhere else we work in the county: better than one house in five. Larger lots, on the north and west sides of the lake.
Leander
More young families than almost anywhere in the county, and fewer pools per home, because so many of the houses are new. Reagan’s Overlook, Whitt Ranch, Highland Oaks and Mason Ranch hold most of the pools today, and newer sections fill in as families add one. We measure from the finished deck, so if your pool is still being built, call once the decking is poured.
Brushy Creek & Avery Ranch
Austin addresses on the Williamson side of the county line: the Woods and Meadows of Brushy Creek, Oak Brook and Avery Ranch. More than one home in ten has a pool, mostly on compact suburban lots where the fence runs close to the house. On a short run, where the gate sits matters more than how much fence there is.
Hutto, Pflugerville & the East Side
East of I-35 the ground turns to blackland clay and the subdivisions are newer, with fewer pools so far. We install here too. Clay moves with wet and dry seasons and can tilt a deck slab over the years, so we look at the deck at the measure before planning a line across it.
