Brooklands
CastleRock's small to-be-built community in Hutto, priced under $390,000, with no inventory yet.
Brooklands is a CastleRock Communities development in Hutto sold entirely from plans on 22 October 2026: nine floor plans, three to four bedrooms, 1,355 to 2,574 sq ft, from about $295,000 to the high $380s. The builder feed shows an all-in tax rate of about 2.35% and no finished homes, no price cuts and no rate tags.
Hutto, Texas 78634, Williamson County. Updated 2026-10-22 from builder inventory on that date; everything here changes weekly.
The tax bill at Brooklands
No MUD and no PID here: the all-in rate is about 2.35%, which is the base rate for Hutto.
Your monthly tax bill here
Everyone in Hutto pays
2.35% of value a year, before any homestead exemption.
The line the flyer leaves out
No MUD or PID here. Brooklands is taxed at the base rate.
$7,990 a year on a $340,000 home in Brooklands. Estimated from builder and appraisal-district figures on the community page; confirm the exact lot on the county tax estimator before you sign.
Builders
Counts and prices are from the builders' own inventory feeds on 2026-10-22. Any quoted rate needs the builder's lender and credit approval; ask for the APR. The homes themselves, with today's prices, are on my New Home Buddy page.
Lots, fees, schools and drives
Lots and fees
Schools, Hutto ISD
Zoning moves as new schools open; confirm the exact lot on the district's attendance map.
Drives, off-peak
Amenities
none listed on the builder feed yet.
Incentives as of 2026-10-22
Nothing tagged on the feed and no price history yet. CastleRock's banner elsewhere in the area was 4.99% fixed (5% down) or 3.99% FHA on select inventory, undated; whether it applies to a build contract here is a question for the sales office.
Any rate shown needs the builder's lender, select homes and credit approval. Ask for the APR and the close-by date. This month's full list
My honest take
Brooklands is on this site because the numbers are public, not because you can walk through it yet. On 22 October 2026 CastleRock had nine plans priced from about $295,000 to the high $380s and nothing finished.
What I like. The price band and the plan sizes. A 2,574 sq ft four-bedroom under $390,000 is competitive with Lennar's Cotton Brook, and CastleRock's one-story plans start at 1,355 sq ft, which is rare under $300,000 in Hutto. At about 2.35%, the tax rate sits between the plain Hutto communities and the MUD ones.
What to watch. Everything a to-be-built contract carries: a long wait, rate exposure, and incentives that may not apply to builds. First-phase communities also change: amenities arrive late, and the tax rate can move once a district starts issuing bonds. Confirm the taxing entities on WCAD and ask what is planned.
Who this is for. Patient buyers under $390,000 who want to choose a lot and are happy to be early.
My tour routine here. Sales office, lot map, written incentive terms for builds, and the lender's long-lock pricing. I would also walk you through Cotton Brook the same day so you have a finished Lennar home to compare the plan against.
Questions about Brooklands
Can I see a finished home?
Not on 22 Oct 2026; the feed showed plans only. Ask the sales office whether a model is open and which lots are released.
Why list a community with nothing built?
Because the prices are set and the plans are real, and a buyer who contracts early in a community sometimes gets the best lot and the first-phase pricing. The trade is a long wait and exposure to rates between contract and closing.
What is CastleRock?
A Houston-based builder active across Texas, with a reputation for value plans in the $300,000s. I have not closed with them in Hutto; ask me for references in other Austin-area communities.
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