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Country around Blanket is a rural area of about 1,459 people in Brown County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Abilene, TX and 123 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 $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,459people
$217kTypical home
$1,103/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
273Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,459 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Austin, TX
- 70 mi to Abilene, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $1,103/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 25 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 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 66 mi to ABI airport
- 125 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,663 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 177 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
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 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.