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Reference location published by Saratoga Homes, one of the community's builders. It is not the boundary or the entrance.
Tessera on Lake Travis
Lago Vista · West · Travis County
New-home prices: $388,995 to $818,990
- Yearly cost at $500K (estimate)
- Usually $13,320
- Extra charge
- PID $1,120–$5,929 a year
- By car, without traffic
- 49 min to downtown
Checked: Oct 22, 2026
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The community: Description under review
Hines community on the north shore of Lake Travis with over a mile of shoreline, a beach, a boat launch, a pool with a splash pad, a playground and more than four miles of trails.
- Developer
- Hines
- Size
- 877 acres
Amenities
- Pool
- Splash pad
- Playground
- Trails
- Lake or pond
The homes
- New-home prices
- $388,995 to $818,990
- Westin: $594,749 to $629,699 on 50-foot lots and $729,138 to $818,990 on 60-foot lots. Saratoga and Toll Brothers: $388,995 to $525,990; Saratoga shows its homes at reduced prices. There are no new homes between $525,990 and $594,749, or between $629,699 and $729,138.
- Builders (3)
Incentives change every week. Ask at the model home what they ask in return.
Where it is and how far you drive
At rush hour it can take longer.
Drive times without traffic: OSRM, with data from © OpenStreetMap contributors (Oct 20, 2026).
Routes: OSRM, without traffic, with data from © OpenStreetMap contributors (Oct 20, 2026). Toll roads: the ones OpenStreetMap tags as toll roads.
Location of the point: Saratoga Homes.
Daily life
Nearest, by car without traffic: H-E-B 23 min · Warbler Vista (Balcones Refuge) 2 min · Cedar Park Regional Emergency Center 23 min
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of Oct 20, 2026) · Minutes: OSRM, without traffic
H-E-B
Costco, Walmart and Target
Parks
Hospitals and urgent care
Movie theaters
Shopping centers
Restaurants and cafés
2 within 10 min · 2 within 15 min
By car without traffic. Restaurants and cafés are a minimum: OpenStreetMap does not have them all.
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School district at the map point
Lago Vista ISD
- Close to another district's line: the lot decides.
Tessera on Lake Travis (Lakeside at Tessera) is in Lago Vista ISD: all 1,127 of the community's parcels on the appraisal district (TCAD) say so. On TEA's map the Marble Falls ISD line is under 1 km away and the Leander ISD line under 1.5 km: confirm your lot.
How to confirm it with your address
- Look up the lot on TCADLago Vista ISD website
Lago Vista ISD has no address search. Look up the lot on the appraisal district (TCAD) and confirm with the district.
Lago Vista ISD phone: (512) 267-8300
Yearly cost (estimate)
If the home were worth $500K (for comparison)
Usually $13,320
$13,320 to $18,129 depending on the lot
- Total tax
- $10,940 a year
- Extra charge
- PID: $1,120 to $5,929 a year, on top of the tax
- HOA
- $1,260 a year
- Total tax: $2.188 per $100 of value (2026 tax year).
- Homes up to $525,990 usually carry the $1,120 PID.
- Homes from $594,749 to $629,699 usually carry the $5,513 PID.
- Homes from $729,138 to $818,990 usually carry the $5,929 PID.
- HOA: $1,260 a year.
- Fixed charge by phase (due Jan 31, 2027). Phase 4A (Saratoga and Toll Brothers, homes up to $525,990): $1,120.44 a year. Westin: $5,513.38 a year on 50-foot lots (Phase 2A) and $5,929.35 on 60-foot lots (Phase 3C).
- Phase 4 (Saratoga and Toll Brothers): $1,140 plus the phase's $120, $1,260 a year. In Westin's phases: $1,140 a year.
- It does not include the mortgage or homeowners insurance.
Notes
- Before exemptions. If you live in the home, file for the homestead exemption and the bill goes down.
- If the home was not finished on January 1, the first bill may cover only the land.
- The MUD, the PID and the HOA vary by section and by lot: ask for the figures for the lot you like.
- Ask for the MUD or PID notice before you sign.
Before you visit the model home
The model-home salesperson works for the builder. These questions look after your side; get the answers in writing.
What is your rule for working with my agent?
Many builders ask that your agent come with you or register you on the first visit. Ask their rule before you leave your details.
Can the PID be paid off at once?
Some PIDs let you pay the balance and stop the yearly charge. Ask the balance and how many years are left.
What does the incentive ask in return?
Many incentives depend on using the builder's lender. You can choose the title company. Compare before you accept.
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