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RosankyTX

A town of 1,695, settled in 1893.

Population

1,695

Census survey, 2020–24

Is Rosanky a good place to live?

Rosanky’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. Only 96 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on the outdoors. Rosanky has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDWalkability CHealth

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Rosanky for work

Where Rosanky’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

83jobs based in Rosanky

1%of working residents work in town

37 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Rosanky grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Rosanky is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 4.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthAscension Seton Smithville 11.2 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsCOpen →Jobs & income$108K median household income; 83 jobs based hereC⁺Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 42% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Cost of livingB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors2 miles of trailsD⁻Open →HistoryC⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateMild winters, 96° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 50.2; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Rosanky: who provides what

Rosanky is unincorporated, so Bastrop County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerBluebonnet Electric Coop11.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterAqua WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesBastrop CountyBastrop County provides services here

SchoolsSmithville Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereBastrop County Early Voting ClerkBastrop County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2018

ZIP codes78957, 78953, 7866278957 71% · 78953 27% · 78662 2%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 Rosanky.

HousingCost of living grade B⁻

Homes in Rosanky are worth about $533K, by Zillow’s estimate

The share of households in Rosanky who are owner-occupiers is 94%, where Texas’ towns sit at 69% and U.S. towns at 73%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 3.6% of its value.

$533KZillow home value

Typical home value

Rosanky$533K

Texas$296K

−3.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageRosanky’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsDown 3.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.9 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

SchoolsC

Public schools in Rosanky fall behind 68% of Texas districts

Its one school is below.

32%of TX districts it outscoresCSchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Rosanky Christian Academy (Rosanky Baptist Church) PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12	Grades K–12	57	–

Full pageRosanky’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsThe public schools Every school1 school · Rosanky Christian Academy (Rosanky Baptist Church)Questions“Are Rosanky’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁺

The average trip to work in Rosanky is longer than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of residents in Rosanky who live below the poverty line: 31%. The top destinations are Austin (29%), Smithville (9%) and Bastrop (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 37 miles.

1%work in town

	Rosanky	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	42 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	31%	12%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	1.1%	8.3%	8%

Where working residents work

In Rosanky1%

Austin29%

Smithville9%

Bastrop7%

Houston5%

37 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Rosanky

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns

Full pageRosanky’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here83 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Rosanky Commute times42 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 37 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Residents of Rosanky are less healthy than three in four U.S. towns

CDC measures, 31 in all: Rosanky beats Texas on 7 and trails on 9. The share of adults in Rosanky who get no exercise outside work is 30%, close to Texas’ towns (30%) and above U.S. towns (25%). Rosanky: 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours.

26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade

	Rosanky	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	33%	39%	36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	41%	37%	35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	39%	35%	35%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	15%	18%	8.1%

31 measures vs. Texas

7 better15 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Rosanky	TX
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	13.7%	19.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	12.2%	16.4%
More adults with COPD	8.3%	5.7%

Ascension Seton Smithville

11.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageRosanky’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby11.2 miles to an ER · Ascension Seton Smithville How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 7 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

The climate in Rosanky brings mild winters and hot summers

In Rosanky, the midsummer high is 95°F.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–64°

Spring58–80°

Summer72–95°

Fall58–82°

Nov 19

typical first frost

Mar 12

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

96°

typical summer high

Full pageRosanky’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 40°Rain & snow37″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Rosanky has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rosanky after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 2015. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to tornadoes.

42risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

paid flood claims since 2015

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageRosanky’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims3 paid flood claims · Since 2015 Past disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in Rosanky Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD⁻