Lake Meredith EstatesTX
Some 183 people live in this town, in Texas.
Is Lake Meredith Estates a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Meredith Estates, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Lake Meredith Estates. Lake Meredith Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
183 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Meredith Estates. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National MonumentAlibates Flint Quarries National Monument8K visitors a year
in town National Recreation AreaLake Meredith National Recreation Area1.0M visitors a year
34 mi MuseumAmerican Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
32 mi Theme parkWonderland Park
37 mi MuseumDon Harrington Discovery Center
36 mi MuseumAmarillo Museum of ArtPhoto credits
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: NPS, Public domain · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Lake Meredith Estates: who provides what
Lake Meredith Estates is unincorporated, so Hutchinson 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 Lake Meredith Estates.
In Lake Meredith Estates, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
FEMA puts 44% of Lake Meredith Estates’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 19% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Meredith Estates stands out in Texas and nationally: the median household income there is lower
For half of commuters, work is under 34 miles away. Lake Meredith Estates’ average commute is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Amarillo (19%), Borger (17%) and Lubbock (5%).
| Lake Meredith Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $31,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Lake Meredith Estates, expect four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 94° and January nights of 25°, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lake Meredith Estates is
Among adults in Lake Meredith Estates, 18% report frequent mental distress. The town does better than the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 12. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% smoke cigarettes, 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Lake Meredith Estates | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lake Meredith Estates | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.7% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 14.5% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Meredith Estates
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Meredith Estates
About 3 of every 100 Lake Meredith Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Lake Meredith Estates for work
Where Lake Meredith Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Meredith Estates
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Lake Meredith Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Meredith Estates had a population of 338.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,133 ft
Questions about Lake Meredith Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Meredith Estates, TX a good place to live?
Lake Meredith Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 183 people live in this town, in Texas.