Barton CreekTX
A town of 3,440.
Is Barton Creek a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Barton Creek grades B overall, ranked 114th of 640 in Texas. The median household earns $204K. Residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $2.0 million for a typical one and 19.9 times the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Barton Creek, where Texas’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. Among 642 Texas towns, just 5 have a higher median age than Barton Creek.
What makes Barton Creek stand out
Where Barton Creek beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Barton Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 19.3% |
How Barton Creek grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Barton Creek is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barton Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
23 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
8 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
5 mi LakeLake Austin
10 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
8 mi LakeLake TravisPhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lady Bird Lake: Arvindn on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Barton Creek: who provides what
Barton Creek is unincorporated, so Travis County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barton Creek.
Barton Creek has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and trades workers with Austin and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
0.1% of Barton Creek is conserved land
14 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Barton Creek’s trail density is 2.9 miles per square mile.
| Barton Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.9 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gabriel's Catholic School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 916 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Barton Creek stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Against the 986 U.S. towns with household incomes like Barton Creek’s, it is less healthy than 59%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Barton Creek. No town among the 641 in Texas we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Barton Creek. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Barton Creek.
| Barton Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 39% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Barton Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.5% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Barton Creek faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Barton Creek has mild winters and hot summers
The Dripping Springs 6 E weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 106 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.4°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.6°.
Barton Creek has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Barton Creek is 95°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Barton Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the median household income in Barton Creek is higher
Barton Creek has about as many jobs (1,266) as working residents, but only 41 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 700 in 2013 to 1,266.
3% of Barton Creek residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Barton Creek grew to 1,266 in 2023, 566 more than in 2013. Most working residents leave Barton Creek for work: only 4% work in town.
| Barton Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $204,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median home in Barton Creek sells for about $2.11M
At 19.9 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 99% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Barton Creek
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Barton Creek
About 3 of every 100 Barton Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Barton Creek
CDP in Texas, United States
Barton Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Travis County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 3,356. Barton Creek is ranked second in Texas based on per capita income.
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- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 820 ft
Barton Creek’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Barton Creek.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Creek | #114 | B | D− | — | B− | A+ |
| Austin | #294 | C | D | D | B− | A |
| Lost Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Barton Creek reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lost Creek isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Barton Creek with a neighbor →
Questions about Barton Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barton Creek, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Barton Creek grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #114 of 640 in Texas. It grades A+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Barton Creek, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $2,000,000, 575% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.