Best PlacesMarble Falls, TX 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. 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.
Marble Falls ranks 17,839th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
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
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
Where Marble Falls ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marble Falls
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marble Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,597, 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 Marble Falls' effective rate of 1.11%, 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.
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 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 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Marble Falls
Marble Falls has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Marble Falls and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marble Falls, month by month
Marble Falls sees roughly 164 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 Marble Falls
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marble Falls
Schools across Marble Falls average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dripping Springs ElB+ · 52% proficient
- Liberty Hill ElB · 50% proficient
- Spicewood ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dripping Springs MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Leander MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Running Brushy MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Dripping Springs H SA− · 65% proficient
- Lyndon B Johnson H SA− · 62% proficient
- Liberty Hill H SA− · 59% 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 17,839th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. 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 $395,583. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $79,597 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Marble Falls safe?
Marble Falls is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $481 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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