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Blanco is a small town of 2,175 people in Blanco County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,175people
$266kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,175
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Austin, TX
- 42 mi to Austin, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (280 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SAT airport
- 39 mi to SAT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blanco County: R+53 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk