Clearwater Ranch

The community

Clearwater Ranch spreads roughly 600 acres of oak-studded, gently rolling land on the west side of Liberty Hill. The format is simple: one-acre-plus homesites, a short list of builders, and almost no shared infrastructure beyond a 12-acre creekside park and playscape. The HOA runs about $30 a month, and most sections avoid MUD-level tax rates — verify the parcel, but the total tax picture here is one of the community’s quiet advantages over amenity-heavy master-plans.

The homes

Call it semi-custom to custom. Drees Custom Homes, Giddens Homes, and Sitterle Homes have been the active builders — rosters rotate by phase, so confirm who’s building in the current section. Each runs a design-studio model: you pick a plan, then modify structure and finishes to a meaningful degree, which is more flexibility than production but less than an architect-driven custom. Published pricing as of July 2026 runs from the low $820s to about $1.3M, for homes roughly 2,500 to 5,200 square feet. On an acre, siting matters — walk the lot and check drainage, tree cover, and where the neighbors’ homes actually sit.

Buyers wanting the same builder-and-acre format slightly closer to the San Gabriel River corridor should compare Northgate Ranch, which runs a very similar playbook a few minutes away.

Location, schools, and the drive

You’re about 10 minutes from Liberty Hill’s small downtown and the 29/183 intersection, 20–25 minutes to Leander’s shopping and the 183A toll, and a realistic 50–60 minutes to downtown Austin in traffic. This is a location you choose for land and Liberty Hill ISD, not for the commute. Schools are Liberty Hill ISD — verify campus assignments, because the district is opening new schools and redrawing boundaries as the area grows.

Two practical notes: check utility setup lot by lot (septic and water arrangements vary), and drive Highway 29 at rush hour before you commit — it’s the corridor everything here funnels through, and it’s under long-term construction.