Spicewood Custom Home Builder

We Build Luxury Quality Custom Homes in the Spicewood & Lake Travis, TX Areas

Building and Living in Spicewood, TX

Nobody is more suited at answering your questions about what it’s like to build and live in Spicewood, TX because Spicewood is where Riverbend Homes calls home. Nestled just 20 minutes outside of Austin, Spicewood features some of the prettiest scenery of all of the Texas Hill Country.

Often called the gateway to the Hill Country, this hidden gem is no longer the Austin area’s best kept secret, as it has experienced tremendous growth the past few years. If you’re an outdoor family, Spicewood should be on the top of your list for building your custom home. With it’s prime location on Lake Travis you will be minutes away from all kinds of outdoor recreational activities, boating, kayaking, and swimming. There are also a number of excellent parks in the area such as the Pedernales Falls State Park as well as Central Texas’s favorite swimming hole, Krause Springs.

 

Just because Spicewood isn’t yet a major city doesn’t mean you don’t have excellent dining options. Spicewood has over 4 wineries and dozens of excellent restaurants. Some of our favorites are Angels Ice House, Pizzeria Sorellina, La Cabana, Apis, Thai What’zap, and for you BBQ seekers, the world famous Opie’s BBQ.

Whether you’re wanting to retire, or you’re wanting to establish some roots for your family, there isn’t a reason Spicewood shouldn’t be on your list of places to consider building your custom home. Let Riverbend Homes, the custom home builder help bring your new home to life in beautiful Spicewood, TX.

About Spicewood

History

Spicewood, TX is a unique unincorporated town heading west out of Austin on Highway 71. Sections of Spicewood can actually be claimed by 3 different counties, Travis, Burnet, and Blanco. The area now known as Spicewood was settled in the late 1800’s with the first federal post office opening in the area in 1899.

Housing Market

Median Home Price - $550,000
Average Price Per Foot - $222

*source: realtor.com

Crime Rates

Spicewood (zip 78669) violent crime is 7.0. (The US average is 22.7)

Spicewood (zip 78669) property crime is 12.4. (The US average is 35.4)

Nearby Grocery Stores

  • Paleface Grocery

  • Spicewood General Store

  • HEB (Bee Cave)

  • HEB (Lakeway)

  • HEB (Marble Falls)

Demographics

There are an estimated 11,375 people who now live in Spicewood, up 48% since the most recent census.

Family Demographics for Spicewood:

- 64.5% are married
- 11.6% are divorced
- 30.9% are married with children
- 8.9% have children, but are single

Age Breakdown:

-10.7% are 9 Years Old or Under

-10.6% are 10 to 17 Year Olds

-4.8% are 18-24 Year Olds

-11.1% are 25 to 39 Years Olds

-43.9% are 40 to 64 Years Olds

-18.9% are 65 Years Old or Over

Race in Spicewood:

– 89.6% are white
– 2.5% are black
– 0.4% are Asian
– 0.0% are Native American
– 0.0% claim other
– 6.8% claim Hispanic Ethnicity

Cable/Internet Providers

  • Spectrum

  • Zeecon

  • Hillcountry Networks

  • AT&T

  • Grande Communications

  • Texas Wireless Internet

  • Texas Data

Areas Served:

We specialize in building luxury custom homes in the following cities and counties in Texas.

Cities & Towns: Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, Briarcliff, Bee Cave, Austin, Marble Falls, Round Mountain, Johnson City, Lake Travis, Lake LBJ, Highland Haven, Kingsland

Counties: Travis County, Williamson County, Hays County, Blanco County, Llano County, Burnet County

Zip Codes: 40 Miles West of 78669

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