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Blanket is a tiny town of 434 people in Brown County, Texas. It's about 71 miles from Abilene, TX and 122 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $1k a month.
434people
$77kTypical home
$1,103/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
273Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 434
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 673 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Austin, TX
- 71 mi to Abilene, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$484/mo)
- Median rent $1,103/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,664 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to ABI airport
- 126 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,627 ft
- 249 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brown County: R+74 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.