MeadowlakesTX
A town of 1,831.
Is Meadowlakes a good place to live?
The best of Meadowlakes’ subject grades is a B for health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Meadowlakes’ median age is 58.9 years, above both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On hazard risk, just 73 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 72% of U.S. towns. Meadowlakes’ trail density is 5.9 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Meadowlakes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Meadowlakes for work
Where Meadowlakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Meadowlakes grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Meadowlakes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Meadowlakes: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Meadowlakes, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Meadowlakes.
The typical home in Meadowlakes is valued at about $413K
The typical Meadowlakes home is worth about $413,000, down 0.8% in a year, 39% above the Texas typical home. The median rent in Meadowlakes is $1,685 a month.
| Meadowlakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,685 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
High risk in Meadowlakes, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Meadowlakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in Meadowlakes work locally than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
0.2% of Meadowlakes working residents work locally. Since 2013, Meadowlakes has added 51 jobs, to 116 in 2023. 8.2% of Meadowlakes residents live below the poverty line.
| Meadowlakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Meadowlakes
Meadowlakes has mild winters and hot summers. Meadowlakes’ July high is 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Meadowlakes stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who binge drink
13% of adults binge drink in Meadowlakes. Meadowlakes beats the Texas average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Meadowlakes.
| Meadowlakes | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Meadowlakes | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 16.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.5% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Meadowlakes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Meadowlakes; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Meadowlakes residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Meadowlakes
City in Texas, United States
Meadowlakes is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,907 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Area code
- 830
Meadowlakes’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Meadowlakes.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlakes | — | — | D | — | C+ | B |
| Marble Falls | #575 | D | D | C− | C+ | C |
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 Meadowlakes with a neighbor →
Questions about Meadowlakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Meadowlakes, TX expensive?
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.