Relocating to Lago Vista, TX

Your PCS area guide for Lago Vista, TX — services, BAH, and VA-loan facts.

Crime — about the national average · 2022
Population
9,341
VA loan limit
$832,750

Services near Lago Vista, TX

Top-rated picks across the nine things every PCS family scrambles to find.

Area safety
370violent crimes / 100k
About the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Travis County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

2026 county loan limit
$832,750
Travis

With full VA entitlement there is no loan limit — you can borrow above this figure with $0 down. This county cap only applies if your entitlement is reduced (you have an active VA loan, or a prior VA loss). A funding-fee & entitlement calculator is coming soon.

VA Regional Loan Center
Houston Regional Loan Center
Houston, TX

The VA office that guarantees home loans for TX. Questions about your Certificate of Eligibility or entitlement:

Your housing budget

The DoD sets one BAH for the whole AUSTIN, TX area. See what yours covers:

What can your BAH buy here?

Pick your grade — the 2026 housing allowance for the AUSTIN, TX area does the rest.

Dependents
Monthly housing budget
$2,241
$2,241 BAH
Buys a home up to
$354,550
0-down VA loan, ~6.5%, 30-yr · P&I only

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