Barton CreekTX
With 3,440 residents, it is a town in Texas.
Is Barton Creek a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Where it does best is incomes (A+) — the median household earns $204K. With a B overall, Barton Creek sits 114th of 640 in Texas. Set against the rest, it does better than 62% of U.S. towns. It also does well on health: residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $2.0 million, 19.9 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, where Texas’ towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. Its trail density is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Barton Creek stand out
Where Barton Creek beats most towns.
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.
| 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
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Barton Creek’s adults smoke cigarettes
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.
14% of Barton Creek adults binge drink. No town among the 641 in Texas we compare has a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Barton Creek. Against the Texas average, Barton Creek comes out ahead on 22 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 5. Only 4 of the 641 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than 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
The biggest natural risk in Barton Creek is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. 57% of Barton Creek’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%.
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’s January low comes in at 39°F. Snowfall is close to zero. 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
The median household income in Barton Creek is higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
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.
Half commute less than 10 miles. Among residents in Barton Creek, 3% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave Barton Creek to do it: just 4% work in town. Its mean commuting time stands at 22 minutes.
| 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 $2.5M
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.
In Barton Creek, the midpoint rent is $2,268 a month. For households here, the share who are owner-occupiers is 79%.
| Barton Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,268 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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−.