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Kenefick vs Blue Ridge

239 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.8× in Blue Ridge) and street grid (5.6× in Blue Ridge).

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Kenefick, TXA small town of 898Texas · 898 people
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Blue Ridge, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 1,104 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.

KenefickA small town of 898
Quiet strengthsKenefick doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kenefick →
Blue RidgeKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 85%of TX districts Housing$435K typical home45% above the TX typical home All about Blue Ridge →
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 worker9.8×
Blue Ridge is more of a job hub
Blue Ridge 0.59Kenefick 0.06
Street grid5.6×
Blue Ridge has the more walkable street grid
Blue Ridge 83.3Kenefick 14.8
Growth since 2010+34.4 pts
Blue Ridge has grown faster since 2010
Blue Ridge +43.6%Kenefick +9.2%
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge $2,564Kenefick $1,799
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,720 more a month in Blue Ridge

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.

Kenefick$990/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $1,632/mo · Housing →
Blue Ridge$2,710/mo
Typical home $435K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $1,456/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,720 a month, about $20,700 a year, between Blue Ridge and Kenefick.

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.

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
–KenefickNot graded ABlue RidgeBetter than 85% of districts in the state
Health
–KenefickNot graded B−Blue RidgeHealthier than 52% of U.S. towns
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
KenefickBlue Ridge
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F34°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)286d254d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd60th
Outdoors & history
KenefickBlue Ridge
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.9%0%
Community
KenefickBlue Ridge
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

239 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

KenefickTXBlue RidgeTX
Kenefick ↔ Blue Ridge239 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.

KenefickBlue Ridge
People
Population 898Lowest 1,104Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +43.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.6±9.2Highest about the TX average 35.5±4.1Lowest about the TX average
Kenefick and Blue Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.9%±7.1Highest TX: 25% 23.8%±4.3Lowest TX: 25%
Kenefick and Blue Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14%±4.4Highest TX: 13.4% 10.9%±3.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Kenefick and Blue Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 11.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±2.1Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.2%±5.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Blue Ridge and Kenefick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,750±$32kLowest 6% below TX $77,333±$13kHighest about the TX average
Blue Ridge and Kenefick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $160,700±$47kLowest 43% below TX $214,500±$25kHighest 24% below TX
Blue Ridge and Kenefick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,632±$926Highest 16% above TX $1,456±$137Lowest 4% above TX
Kenefick and Blue Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,799Lowest 57% below TX $2,564Highest 39% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±88.3Highest TX: 51.7% 38.6%±29.4Lowest TX: 51.7%
Kenefick and Blue Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.3%Lowest TX: 13.8% 20.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 80.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 3 yrs newer than TX 1989Lowest 3 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 45% above TX 35 minLowest 31% above TX
Work from home 9.6%±7.5Highest TX: 14.4% 8.9%±5.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Kenefick and Blue Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miHighest 27.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.59Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (23%)McKinney (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Blue RidgeFew work in Kenefick
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.8Lowest 83.3Highest
Schools
School district —BLUE RIDGE ISD
High school in town —None in town
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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