Villas on Rio
Photo: Villas on RioRooms for 2027–28
What it costs$1,014
- Rent a month
- $989
- Monthly fees a month
- $25
The number of payments isn’t listed. Ask Villas on Rio.
UtilitiesElectricity about $44
About $44 a month per person in a 2-bedroom for electricity, our estimate. About $59 in July and August.
Electricity by floor plan
- 2-bedroom, per person
- About $44 a month
- 3-bedroom, per person
- About $49 a month
- 4-bedroom, per person
- About $27 a month
- Studio, whole apartment
- About $54 a month
What rent covers
- Electricity
- You pay
- Water and sewer
- Not listed
- Internet
- Not listed
Ask for a summer bill and any billing fees. Ask the leasing office whether rent covers water and sewer and internet.
What’s includedFurnished
- Utilities
- You pay your own
- Furniture
- Furnished
- Laundry
- In your apartment
Parking isn’t listed. Ask the leasing office.
Getting to campus6–13 min walk
- Walk
- 6–13 min to the UT Tower
Where it is2111 Rio Grande Street
2111 Rio Grande Street, Austin, TX 78705
What residents said3 reports
Most mentioned: Maintenance, Cleanliness, Amenities
A reviewer describing two years at Villas on Rio praised maintenance staff, shared amenities and distance to campus.
An opening-year resident reported overflowing trash, frequent alarms, a slow washer repair and disputed move-out charges, but said a fallen sink was fixed promptly.
A reviewer liked the apartments but described recurring broken items, occasional odors, weak maintenance and poor value after added costs.
3 unverified reports from Reddit and Austin Off-Campus Housing, summarized here.
The building279 apartments
- Apartments
- 279
- Construction permits
- 2020–21
- Elevators
- 4
- Flood risk
- Not in a floodplain
City complaints5 complaints · 1 open
5 city complaints match this address since 2016, all about the building’s condition. One is still open. Three came in the last two years.
Latest complaints
- Building conditionOct 20, 2026
- Open
- Building conditionSep 27, 2026
- Closed after 2 days
- Building conditionSep 18, 2026
- Closed after 4 days
- Building conditionMar 20, 2024
- Closed in a day
- Building conditionMar 9, 2024
- Closed after 153 days
Repairs and permits2020–21 · 1 repair job
The city issued permits to build Villas on Rio from 2020 to 2021. 1 later repair or renovation job in the permit records.
Latest repairs and renovations
- Oct 2024Electrical “Installation of New A/C Unit -distributing into the elevator for Floor 1”Permit on the city’s site
Ask when the AC and water heater in the unit you’d rent were last replaced.
Crime nearby100 reports in a year
Austin police logged 100 reports in this census block group in the past year. Typical count near listed places: 86 reports.
- Thefts
- 40
- Car thefts
- 3
- Burglaries
- 5
- Violent crimes
- 3
- Other reports
- 49
Ask how the front door and garage lock, and where packages go. West Campus crime and safety
Questions before signing
- What happened with the open city complaint from October 20, 2026?
- Can you see the exact unit you’d rent before you sign, and walk through it with someone at move-in?
- How do you report a repair, and how fast does the leasing office usually fix it?
Lark Austin
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TorreSources. Electricity costs are our estimate from the floor plan’s size, the average use of apartments in large buildings in the South in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2020 household energy survey, and Austin Energy’s residential rates, split among the people on the lease. Crime: Austin police reports from the past year, grouped by area. Flood risk: FEMA flood map. City of Austin permits and complaints matched by address, January 1, 2016 to November 10, 2026. Permits authorize work. A closed case doesn’t confirm a repair.
$1,014 a month per person