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Meadowlakes is a small town of 1,861 people in Burnet County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $386k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,861people
$386kTypical home
$1,685/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,861
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,481 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Austin, TX
- 37 mi to Austin, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $386k (≈$2,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,685/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 21% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GRK airport
- 45 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 827 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burnet County: R+56 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk