Marble Falls, TX 78654 (Burnet County)
About this property
Experience exceptional Texas Hill Country living on this remarkable 143-acre ranch, ideally located minutes from Marble Falls and less than an hour from Austin. With over 4,000 feet of frontage along Ranch Road 1431, the property offers outstanding accessibility, productive grazing land, and some of the area's most breathtaking views. Built in 2005, the custom main residence spans 3,335 square feet and features three bedrooms and three bathrooms on the main level, plus a spacious upstairs bonus room with a full bath. Designed to capture the surrounding landscape, nearly every room enjoys panoramic Hill Country views. Shovel Mountain anchors the southern vista, while Packsaddle Mountain creates a stunning backdrop to the west. Three inviting porches, including a screened porch, provide ideal outdoor living spaces. Inside, the open-concept design showcases antique log beams, dry-stack stonework, antique longleaf pine accents, and a striking wood-burning fireplace with an antique log focal wall. Custom mesquite front doors welcome you into a well-appointed kitchen featuring Viking appliances, granite countertops, a corner pantry, and an impressive 8-foot mesquite-topped island. A handcrafted cedar staircase, built from cedar harvested on the ranch, leads to the upstairs retreat. The private primary suite features its own fireplace with gas logs, while Pella windows and doors throughout the home maximize natural light and frame spectacular views. The ranch is well equipped for recreation and agriculture with two water wells, productive pastures, a livestock barn, and a separate guest house. Additional improvements include two garden sheds and a 30' x 60' workshop with dry-stack stone exterior. Already plumbed, the workshop offers excellent potential for guest quarters, a ranch office, or apartment.
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About the Area
8400 E Fm 1431 None is located in Marble Falls, Texas, in Burnet County. Burnet County sits in the heart of the Highland Lakes region, anchored by the city of Burnet, the Bluebonnet Capital of Texas, and Lake Buchanan, the largest of the Highland Lakes chain. The county blends working ranch land with lakefront recreation in a landscape that has drawn Texans for generations.
The Colorado River was dammed in the 1930s to create the Highland Lakes chain, and Lake Buchanan and Inks Lake both lie within Burnet County. The terrain transitions from the granite-topped Central Mineral Region in the west to limestone hills in the east, with the Colorado River canyon cutting through dramatic bluffs.
Marble Falls had an estimated population of 7,255 as of 2023. The 78654 zip code has a median household income of $72,669, a median home value of $315,200, and a median age of 43.1. The average household size is 2.51 people.
Lake tourism, retirement communities, granite quarrying, ranching, and small-scale agriculture drive the Burnet County economy. The county is experiencing significant growth as Austin-area buyers seek lakefront properties and acreage within a 90-minute drive of the city.
Demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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