Best PlacesBurnet County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Burnet County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Burnet County ranks 1,249th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Burnet County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Burnet County
The parts of Burnet County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Burnet
Bertram
Fewer homes sit empty, though commutes are longer.
Spicewood
Health care is easier to reach, though crime runs higher.
Marble Falls & Meadowlakes
More households have young kids, though incomes run lower.
Granite Shoals
Disaster risk is higher and prices have run up more.
Scores across Burnet County run from about the 23rd to the 78th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Burnet County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burnet County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of counties
- Household income$81,895 median, better than 78% of counties
Where Burnet County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of counties
- Short commute29.4 minutes each way, better than only 18% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Burnet County
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burnet County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,895, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Burnet County's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burnet County
Burnet County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burnet County.
Who works in Burnet County, and how
Work in Burnet County centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Burnet County
Burnet County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 77% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Burnet County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Burnet County growing, and who is moving in?
Burnet County has grown about 27% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Austin, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Burnet County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Burnet County, month by month
Burnet County sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Burnet County
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burnet County
Schools across Burnet County average a C+, better than 53% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty Hill ElB · 50% proficient
- Spicewood ElB · 50% proficient
- Kline Whitis ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Hill MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Lampasas MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Lago Vista MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty Hill H SA− · 59% proficient
- Lampasas H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Burnet H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burnet County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burnet County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Burnet County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Burnet County suits
Common questions about living in Burnet County
Is Burnet County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burnet County ranks 1,249th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burnet County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,334. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $81,895 median income, cost of living beats 67% of counties.
Is Burnet County safe?
Burnet County is safer than 32% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Burnet County?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 39. That works out to about 161 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Burnet County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Burnet, Bertram, and Spicewood. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Burnet County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burnet County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burnet County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Burnet County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burnet County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burnet County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burnet County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burnet County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burnet County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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