Rankings · How Bastrop ranks in TX
Bastrop makes Texas’s top 10 on 2 lists
Bastrop is ranked on 37 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
37
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #5 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Libraries
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Bastrop does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bastrop marked.
Almost there
1 spot from the top 10 for library borrowing
Lists where Bastrop sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Bastrop lands in the top half on 16 of 25 lists
Each dot is Bastrop’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Bastrop does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#5/183Most-used libraries#6/183Most library borrowing#11/183 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#37/535 People
Most educated#185/653 HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#171/652Healthiest#208/651Fewest uninsured#225/652Most active#226/652Lowest depression#256/652Lowest obesity#314/652Closest to a top hospital#466/632 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#485/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#442/470 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 88% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Bastrop’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 88% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.4% of residents are under 18
Fewer homes per newcomer than 78% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Older than 77% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
40.2 median age
Hotter summers than 73% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.7° July high
Faster-rising prices than 67% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+52.1% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 60% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.4° January low
Shorter growing season than 55% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
251 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 54% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.4% of homes are seasonal