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Blanket vs Gustine

23 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.1× in Blanket) and property tax bill (2.5× in Gustine).

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Blanket, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 434 people
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Gustine, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 449 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BlanketKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 8%of TX districts All about Blanket →
GustineKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of TX districts All about Gustine →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker7.1×
Blanket is more of a job hub
Blanket 0.78Gustine 0.11
Property tax bill2.5×
Tax bills are bigger in Gustine
Gustine $1,721Blanket $695
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
DBlanketBetter than 8% of districts in the state A−GustineBetter than 76% of districts in the state
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Gustine

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Blanket$1,830/mo
Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,287/mo · Housing →
Gustine$2,030/mo
Typical home $294K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $1,031/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,300 a year, between Gustine and Blanket.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BlanketGustine
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st36th
Outdoors & history
BlanketGustine
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here2—
Community
BlanketGustine
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

23 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BlanketGustineBlanketGustine
Blanket ↔ Gustine23 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BlanketGustine
People
Population 434Lowest 449Highest
Median age 43.3±13.2Highest 22% above TX 41.6±9.4Lowest 17% above TX
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.8%±6.9Highest TX: 25% 19.6%±5.1Lowest TX: 25%
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±4Highest TX: 13.4% 14.5%±5.4Lowest TX: 13.4%
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 12.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±2.5Highest TX: 6.2% 3.3%±3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,750±$10kLowest 48% below TX $52,292±$12kHighest 33% below TX
Gustine and Blanket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,800±$12kLowest 73% below TX $86,900±$15kHighest 69% below TX
Gustine and Blanket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,287±$1kHighest 8% below TX $1,031±$402Lowest 27% below TX
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $695Lowest 84% below TX $1,721Highest 59% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.1%±98Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 35.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 10.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.6%Lowest TX: 62.6% 81.2%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 32 yrs older than TX 1957Lowest 35 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 9% below TX 26 minHighest about the TX average
Work from home 11.2%±7.5Highest TX: 14.4% 3.2%±4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Blanket and Gustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.8%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 57.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brownwood (32%)Fort Worth (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GustineFew work in Blanket
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.0Highest 58.2Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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