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55% more nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Blanco’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. 46% of households own their home in Blanco, against 69% in Texas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Only 67 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. Adrian Edwards Conn House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Blanco has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Blanco beats most towns.
Adrian Edwards Conn HouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Blanco is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blanco, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Blanco.
The typical Blanco home is worth about $544,000, down 2.5% in a year, 83% above the Texas typical home. At $1,014 a month, Blanco’s median rent is below both Texas’ towns ($1,208 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Blanco ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Blanco H S, with 365 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 480 | B+ |
| Blanco H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 365 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Blanco beats the Texas average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 15% of Blanco adults report frequent mental distress.
| Blanco | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Blanco | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Blanco has mild winters and hot summers. Blanco’s July high is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Blanco for work: only 16% work in town. Since 2013, Blanco has lost 92 jobs, to 1,098 in 2023. The top destinations are Austin (14%), San Antonio (5%) and Johnson City (4%).
| Blanco | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The violent crime rate in Blanco is 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Blanco | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Blanco.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 11% of residents are 65 or older in Blanco. Blanco has grown 26% since 2020, to 2,108 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Blanco | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Blanco | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Blanco State Park, 76 acres with 1 miles of trail.
| Blanco | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blanco State Park | 1 mi | 76 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Blanco; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Blanco residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, US
Blanco (Spanish: "white", BLANG-koh) is a city in Blanco County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,682 at the 2020 census. Blanco is a cattle and ranching community.
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55% more nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
That is 5.9 years of the area's median household income ($92,425 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.