BlueRidge1, 2013
Blue Ridge’s story
Blue Ridge in pictures
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Population
1,265
2025 Census estimate · +7.2% since 2020
Typical home
$426K
+1.2% in a year
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
35.5
years
Jobs based here
334
A commuter town
Is Blue Ridge a good place to live?
The best of Blue Ridge’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. Blue Ridge’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Blue Ridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDWalkability
Small town
1,265 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
AnnaFarmersvilleBlue Ridge
How Blue Ridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Blue Ridge is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 2.1% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsB+Open →Hazard risktornadoes tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingBOpen →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeC+Open →HealthMedical Center of Mckinney 16.6 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsC−Open →History1 notable person born hereDOpen →Civic life2.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.5; 12% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Blue Ridge: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue Ridge, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Blue Ridge water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpFridayTrash dayTown site
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCollin County Early Voting ClerkCollin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2024
ZIP code7542475424 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blue Ridge.
HousingCost of living grade B
Blue Ridge’s typical home value is about $426K
The typical Blue Ridge home is worth about $426,000, up 1.2% in a year, 44% above the Texas typical home. Blue Ridge’s median rent is $1,456 a month, above both Texas’ towns ($1,208 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 81% of households own their home in Blue Ridge.
$426KZillow home value
| Blue Ridge | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,456 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Blue Ridge$426K
Texas$296K
+1.2%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
SchoolsB+
Blue Ridge’s public schools outperform 68% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Blue Ridge ISD. Its one school is below.
68%of TX districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 240 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most of Blue Ridge’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Blue Ridge for work: only 4% work in town. 21% of Blue Ridge residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Blue Ridge has added 144 jobs, to 334 in 2023.
4%work in town
| Blue Ridge | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Blue Ridge4%
McKinney16%
Dallas12%
Plano6%
Frisco4%
27 mi
median commute distance
334
jobs based in Blue Ridge
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge has mild winters and hot summers. Blue Ridge’s July high is 94°F.
94°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–56°
Spring53–74°
Summer72–93°
Fall54–77°
Nov 15
typical first frost
Mar 17
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Blue Ridge, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Blue Ridge ranks healthier than 51% of the country’s towns
Blue Ridge beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
51%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Blue Ridge | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better26 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Blue Ridge | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.1% | 12.5% |
Medical Center of Mckinney
16.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC−
Blue Ridge has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 807 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. BRASA Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blue Ridge
19pages on Blue Ridge
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Ridge
About 7 of every 100 Blue Ridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Blue Ridge for work
Where Blue Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
334jobs based in Blue Ridge
4%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Ridge
City in Texas, United States
Blue Ridge is a city at the intersection of state highway 78, FM 981, and FM 545 in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census, and 1,180 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
- ZIP code
- 75424
- Area code
- 972
Questions about Blue Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Ridge, TX expensive?
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($90,275 across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.