Lost CreekTX
954 people live in this town in Texas.
Is Lost Creek a good place to live?
80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lost Creek, above both Texas’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 4 of the 550 Texas towns we compare have a higher value of a typical home than Lost Creek. Lost Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
954 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lost Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
25 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
4 mi LakeLake Austin
9 mi LakeLady Bird Lake
7 mi LakeLake TravisPhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): 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 Lost Creek: who provides what
Lost 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 Lost Creek.
The median rent in Lost Creek is higher than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
84% of Lost Creek households own their home. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.9% in value. The typical Lost Creek home is worth about $1,292,000, up 2.9% in a year, 4 times the Texas typical home.
| Lost Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,833 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Low risk in Lost Creek, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lost Creek is lower. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 22%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Lost Creek’s working residents commute to Austin
Since 2013, Lost Creek has added 356 jobs, to 756 in 2023. Most working residents leave Lost Creek for work: only 3% work in town. The middle household income locally is $166,000. The top destinations are Austin (53%), Houston (4%) and Bee Cave (3%).
| Lost Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lost Creek stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Among adults in Lost Creek, 27% sleep under 7 hours. CDC measures, 31 in all: Lost Creek beats Texas on 23 and trails on 2.
| Lost Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 30% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 39% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.1% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lost Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lost Creek
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Lost Creek
About 5 of every 100 Lost Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Lost Creek
CDP in Texas, United States
Lost Creek is an affluent upper-middle-class neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census. The census tract is bordered by Capital of Texas Highway to the east, Barton Creek to the south, Barton Creek Boulevard to the west, and Bee Caves Road to the north. The Lost Creek CDP encompasses several small neighborhoods—Parkstone, Woods of Westlake, Camelot, and Knollwood—as well as the largest and most populous Lost Creek neighborhood. The neighborhood is named after a secluded section of Barton Creek away from more popular portions downstream that include Barton Springs and Zilker Park. Suburban residential de…
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 823 ft
Questions about Lost Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lost Creek, TX a good place to live?
Lost Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 954 people live in this town in Texas.