THE WEST LAKE HILLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Balcones Canyonlands setting.
West Lake Hills city has 3.59 square miles of land in Travis County. Its Census reference point is in Balcones Canyonlands, within Edwards Plateau.
A limestone plateau becomes more dissected toward its southern and eastern margins. Juniper-oak and mesquite-oak landscapes accompany valleys, springs and the region's distinctive underground drainage system.
Regional context: Edwards Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Lake Hills and Travis County
West Lake Hills is associated with Travis County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
West Lake Hills by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within West Lake Hills, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points lower than the 3% recorded for Travis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Lake Hills city has 5.1 times the land area of nearby Rollingwood city (0.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.