Best PlacesMarble Falls, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marble Falls, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marble Falls ranks 27,680th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marble Falls
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.
Marble Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Marble Falls ranks high
- Cheap childcare$466 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
Where Marble Falls ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marble Falls
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marble Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,484, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Marble Falls' effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Marble Falls
Marble Falls runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marble Falls.
Who works in Marble Falls, and how
Work in Marble Falls centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Marble Falls
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marble Falls.
What the weather is like in Marble Falls, month by month
Marble Falls sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Marble Falls
The nearest airport, Boone County, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 192 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marble Falls
Schools across Marble Falls average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Heights Elem. SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Valley Springs Elem. SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Jasper Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley Springs Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Harrison Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley Springs High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Harrison High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Kingston High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marble Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marble Falls 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 Marble Falls against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marble Falls
Is Marble Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marble Falls ranks 27,680th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and low crime, and lowest on health outcomes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marble Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,314. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $66,484 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Marble Falls safe?
Yes, Marble Falls is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare Marble Falls with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marble Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marble Falls 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.
Marble Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marble Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marble Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marble Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marble Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marble Falls 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.
- 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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