Highland Haven sits on the eastern shore of Lake LBJ in southwestern Burnet County, about seven miles west of Marble Falls off RM 1431. It’s a small, incorporated community, roughly 400 residents, originally developed as a retirement community starting in the late 1960s and 1970s, and that history still shapes the real estate market here today. Here’s an overview of what buyers and sellers should know before working this market.
Robbie English, REALTOR and Broker at Uncommon Highland Lakes Realty, and I work Lake LBJ and Burnet County real estate regularly.
TL;DR: Real estate tips and advice for Highland Haven
- Highland Haven’s small size means a thin comp pool. Both pricing and appraisals often have to look beyond the city limits.
- Most buyers here are retirees, downsizers, or lake-lifestyle buyers, not families chasing school ratings.
- Waterfront and near-water sellers need to understand Lake LBJ’s flood pool disclosure requirements.
- Marble Falls ISD serves Highland Haven.
What makes this market different
Highland Haven doesn’t behave like a typical Austin-suburb market. Inventory is limited, turnover is slow, and the buyer pool skews toward retirees and second-home buyers drawn to the lake lifestyle rather than commute times or school districts. Pricing here has to account for that: a lakefront lot two streets from another lakefront lot can carry a meaningfully different value depending on water access, orientation, and dock rights.
Buying in Highland Haven
If you’re shopping here, look past square footage. Lot orientation, dock rights, and long-term resale potential in a small, slow-turnover market matter more than they would somewhere with constant new construction. Because Highland Haven has so few closed sales in any given stretch, take the time to compare against nearby Lake LBJ communities too, so you know if a listing is priced in line with the broader area.
Selling in Highland Haven
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Pricing and presentation both need to speak to the actual buyer pool here. That means clean, low-maintenance staging and photography that shows off water access and outdoor living, not generic listing photos. I go into more depth on pricing and prep in my home selling tips for Highland Haven guide, and walk through the full prep checklist in my preparing my house for sale in Highland Haven guide.
A note on disclosures
Because Lake LBJ is a constant-level lake managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority, waterfront and near-water sellers have specific flood pool and prior-flooding items to address on the Texas Seller’s Disclosure Notice. I cover the specifics in my Highland Haven real estate disclosures page.
Let’s talk about your goals
Whether you’re buying, selling, or just exploring what’s possible in Highland Haven, get in touch and we’ll figure out the right next step.
