Looking for a Small Town on the Lake near Austin (Georgetown: low crime, how much)

[Brycem]

Hi, Need some help from some local pros. Any help would be greatly appreicated. We are moving to Texas in the spring and are trying to find a small town near Austin. We prefer a rural setting. I would like to buy some waterfront acerage (5+ acres).

The criteria is as follows:

1. Within 1 hr of Austin
2. On lake/ water large enough for a boat (water skiing, etc)
3. Small town feel with town center (like Wimberley, but with a lake)
4. A good demographic (low crime, high education levels, etc)

Thanks to all,
Bryce.

[neddy]

Lake Georgetown maybe, won't be on the lake I don't think though.

[Trainwreck20]

Well, if you got the money, you can probably get 5 acres off Lake Austin...of course, you have got to have A LOT of money .

Really, though, for a more reasonable price within an hour of Austin, Lake LBJ (jest west of Marble Falls) is a better possibility. Cheaper still, but a little further away (definitely pushing the hour) is Lake Buchanan, just west of Burnet. Both are beautiful lakes and a lot less trafficed than Travis. You can also get land on Lake travis, which is just west of Austin, but it is probably the most expensive, unless you want to buy some 'flood land'....Travis is the main flood control lake, so the levels go up and down there more than any of the other lakes.

[love roses]

I'm not sure that waterfront lots are available at Georgetown, even though it's boatable. Granger and Bastrop, there is no development although they are also motor boat friendly. It'd be better to look at the highland lakes (Travis, Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Lake Austin, Canyon (although that may be too far). I sort of giggle when people ask if the lakes here are big enough for skiing, etc....(I don't mean anything crude by that, it's just that the lakes are so large)

[texastea]

All are good suggestions...just wanted to add Belton. It would fit most of your requirements (the parades downtown are charming), but I don't know if there's much lake front land available. Like Lake Georgetown, Lake Belton is controlled by Corp of Engineers and is mostly surrounded by parks.

[McJ]

Lago Vista

[WhiteStar07]

You should check out the Lakeway area off Ranch Rd. 620. Excellent schools and gorgeous lake- boats galore. Close to Austin. I have family that's lived there for years and they love the area and schools. I've been in Marble Falls/Horseshoe Bay area the last 6 yrs. and it's really pretty here, which explains the recent influx of Austinites, Californians and celebrities, etc. but I am totally unimpressed with the schools and don't want to raise my family here. (plus it gets to be a drag having to drive an hour + into Austin for everything. Walmart doesn't cut it).

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by Brycem

Hi, Need some help from some local pros. Any help would be greatly appreicated. We are moving to Texas in the spring and are trying to find a small town near Austin. We prefer a rural setting. I would like to buy some waterfront acerage (5+ acres).

The criteria is as follows:

1. Within 1 hr of Austin
2. On lake/ water large enough for a boat (water skiing, etc)
3. Small town feel with town center (like Wimberley, but with a lake)
4. A good demographic (low crime, high education levels, etc)

Thanks to all,
Bryce.

You dont say how much money you want to spend, which is everything. However on the north side, jonestown, volente and lago vista are all really nice.

There really arent any other lakes that are really within an hour of downtown austin. If you are talking an hour to the city limits then lake lbj is a lot less expensive than lake travis as is canyon lake

[annbachynsky]

The town you described is Bastrop. Small town feel, wonderful historic downtown district, plenty of rural land, low crime, and it has a lake and a river. You cannot, however, own land on the lake, it's an LCRA lake, but you can water ski and boat on it. You can own land on the Colorado river though. You might do some research on it and see if it suits your needs.

[austin_momma]

Money talks. How much money do you want to spend? Lago Vista and Volente come to mind.