Thanks for the warm welcomes y'all.
I work in Austin and live about 40 miles East of Austin in Bastrop.
Preferred neighborhoods for Austin all depend on the location of the job. As a very general rule, you want to stay West of IH-35. If the job is North of Town Lake (n/k/a Ladybird Lake) the commute will be much easier if the home is North of the lake (and same goes if job is South of Town Lake).
I moved down to Texas from Maine about 14 years ago. This is definitely my favorite time of year in Texas, weather-wise.