Meadowlakes is a small, gated community on Lake Marble Falls in southern Burnet County, built around its own golf course and incorporated as its own city since 1985. If you want a quiet, golf-centric neighborhood with lake access, right next door to Marble Falls’ shopping and restaurants, it’s worth a look.
A Community Built Around a Golf Course
Development in Meadowlakes began in 1973, and the community incorporated as its own city in 1985 — it’s genuinely a separate municipality, not just a subdivision of Marble Falls, even though the two are right next to each other. The neighborhood was designed around Hidden Falls Golf Club, an 18-hole course that’s been the community’s anchor since the same era the neighborhood was built.
Meadowlakes is a Property Owners’ Association community, so expect deed restrictions and POA dues — typical for a planned golf community, and part of what keeps the streets and course maintained.
Small by Design
Meadowlakes had 1,907 residents at the 2020 Census — it’s meant to stay small. Because it’s its own incorporated city but sits directly against Marble Falls, residents get a quiet, low-density neighborhood while still being a five-minute drive from Marble Falls’ grocery stores, restaurants, and the H-E-B on Highway 281. It’s a common choice for retirees and golfers who want the amenity without the size or traffic of a bigger development.
The neighborhood sits on Lake Marble Falls, so waterfront and near-water lots do exist alongside the golf-course lots — worth clarifying which type you’re after early, since the two have very different price points and HOA considerations.
Schools
Meadowlakes is served by Marble Falls Independent School District, the same district covering Marble Falls itself.
What to Know Before You Buy Here
Because a lot of the housing stock dates to the 1970s through 1990s, older homes here are worth a closer inspection pass than new construction elsewhere in the Highland Lakes — not a red flag, just something to budget time and an inspector for. If you’re selling in Meadowlakes, POA estoppel letters and resale certificates are part of closing here in a way they aren’t in unincorporated communities, so plan for that step in the timeline.
Work With Someone Who Knows Meadowlakes and the Rest of the Highland Lakes
Robbie English, Broker and REALTOR® with Uncommon Highland Lakes Realty, works across Meadowlakes and the other nine Highland Lakes towns — so if you’re comparing Meadowlakes’ golf-course setting against a lakefront lot in Kingsland or a bigger property in Burnet, you’re talking to someone who can genuinely walk you through all of them. Reach out or call 830-953-5571.
