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Marble Falls grades D overall, 575th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of safety. It reports more crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns, including 35 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. One bright spot: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 68% of U.S. towns. Marble Falls’ average trip to work is 15 minutes, below both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The typical home is worth about $404K, 5.1 years of the county’s $79K median household income. Roper Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Marble Falls beats most towns.
6,077 counted in 2010 and 7,037 in 2020; an estimated 9,633 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 36.3% since 2020, after 15.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Marble Falls is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 587 in 1890, a low of 587 in 1890, 7,037 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1929 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marble Falls, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Marble Falls.
Marble Falls draws workers from Granite Shoals and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns.
6,835 jobs are based in Marble Falls, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 14.9 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in 4 of Marble Falls’s working residents works in town. 16% of Marble Falls residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Marble Falls grew to 6,835 in 2023, 892 more than in 2013.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Marble Falls ISD. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 852 | B− |
| Marble Falls H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,129 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The violent crime rate in Marble Falls is 3.5 per 1,000 residents. Marble Falls reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less. The property crime rate in Marble Falls is 17.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical value, about $404K, is 18% below its July 2022 peak.
41% of households own their home in Marble Falls. The typical Marble Falls home is worth about $404,000, down 2.7% in a year, 36% above the Texas typical home. Marble Falls’ median rent is $1,360 a month.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 41% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,360 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,316 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marble Falls’s, it is less healthy than 55%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Marble Falls beats the Texas average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Marble Falls | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.6% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.3% | 10.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 96.6°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.4°.
Marble Falls has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.1 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Westside Park, at 48 acres.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westside Park | 0.8 mi | 48 |
| 2. Johnson Park | 0.4 mi | 22 |
| 3. Lakeside Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 41.4% of households own their home, against 62.6% across Texas.
Marble Falls has grown 36% since 2020, to 9,633 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Marble Falls | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.5 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 23% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Marble Falls | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.2% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.5% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 99 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marble Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Marble Falls; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Marble Falls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Marble Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,037. The 2025 population was estimated to be 9,415. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas. Marble Falls was founded by Adam Rankin Johnson in 1887, a former Indian fighter and Confederate general.
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One town shares a border with Marble Falls.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | #575 | D | D | C− | C+ | C |
| Meadowlakes | — | — | D | — | C+ | B |
Meadowlakes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Meadowlakes reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Marble Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marble Falls grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #575 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.