Personal loans in Burnet, TX
A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Burnet up by about 7.7%. The Census estimates 6,940 residents in Burnet, which ranks it 309th of 1,224 places in Texas.
If you are weighing a personal loan in Burnet, start from the payment you can carry; its 6,940 residents face the same statewide rules. Compare APR, not the interest rate, because the APR folds in most fees on a Burnet loan. Every figure below is Texas's own, applied to Burnet's 6,940 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. A larger market lies at Marble Falls, TX about 13 miles away.
Borrowing in Burnet: the local picture
The figures below are Burnet's own — Census population, land area and coordinates — followed by the Texas rules.
- Population: a Census-estimated 6,940, 309th among Texas's 1,224 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Roughly 7.7% more residents than the 2020 Census counted.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 494 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 75% of Texas's places have fewer residents than Burnet's 6,940.
- Population density: about 661 people per square mile across 10.5 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Burnet ranks 205th among Texas's 1,224 places, at 10.5 sq mi.
- Water: Burnet holds about 0.03 square miles, the 355th-largest water area in Texas.
- Share of Texas: Burnet holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 6,940 people.
- National rank: Burnet is the 4,007th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Burnet's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 305th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- State comparison: Texas's places average +6.5% for 2020-to-2023, against Burnet's 7.7%.
- Density in Texas: Burnet ranks 755th by people per square mile.
- Density vs Texas: Burnet's 661 people per square mile compare with a state median of 840.
- Location: 30.7506, -98.2382 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Marble Falls (13 mi); Liberty Hill (21 mi); Lampasas (22 mi); Lago Vista (25 mi); Leander (25 mi). A branch is convenient; it is not what sets your APR.
- Smaller towns nearby: Bertram (10 mi); Meadowlakes (13 mi); Granite Shoals (14 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 32 of them.
- Within 100 miles: 55 places are larger than Burnet.
Burnet in state context
Within Texas, Burnet holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 309th-largest share among 1,224 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Burnet ranks 305th of 1,224 in Texas (about the 75th percentile). Its roughly 661 residents per square mile place it 755th among Texas's places. By land area, its 10.5 square miles rank 205th of 1,224 places in Texas.
How lenders reach Burnet
Burnet is moderately settled, with about 661 people per square mile and 21 larger places within 50 miles. A Texas licence lets a lender serve Burnet without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 6,940 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Marble Falls, TX about 13 miles away.
What to do before borrowing in Burnet
Before you hand your details to a lender in Burnet, where the population is near 6,940:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Price the payment first with our personal loan calculator before any lender quotes you.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Texas regulator's licence list.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If the balances are already a strain, seek nonprofit credit counselling before adding a loan.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
The process is identical across Texas; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Burnet holds 6,940 people.
Texas consumer-lending rules applied in Burnet
The rows below set out what a licensed lender must follow in Texas, and so for Burnet's roughly 6,940 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
What a Burnet borrower is actually offered
In Burnet, a small town of about 6,940, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Burnet lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. Shortening the term on a Burnet loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
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Nearby places
- Bertram, TX — population 2,060
- Marble Falls, TX — population 7,573
- Meadowlakes, TX — population 1,893
- Granite Shoals, TX — population 5,451
- Highland Haven, TX — population 421
- Cottonwood Shores, TX — population 1,621
- Sunrise Beach Village, TX — population 791
- Double Horn, TX — population 286