Blue Ridge texas real estate
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Texas is
a small community that is located in Collin County. According to the
latest census report there are 2,890 people that call Blue Ridge
home. It is a suburban community that is rich in history and
commitment to those that choose to live there. Blue Ridge is quickly
growing, with many new home developments in the works. The
population has nearly doubled in the last ten years.
The first settlers
in Blue Ridge made the area home about 1873. The first store was
built soon after. It was a one room log cabin that was located south
of today's town square. 1874 brought the area's first school, also a
one room log cabin. The town slowly grew and eventually, in 1936
became incorporated. At the time of incorporation, Blue Ridge had
500 residents.
Today Blue Ridge
has many opportunities for people of all ages to get involved in
their community. Everything from Boys and Girl Scouts, Boys and
Girls Club, 4H, Service Organizations, and youth sports leagues. It
is proven to be a lovely, comfortable, community active town.
Elementary
Tatum Elementary School
(972) 782-7527
807 N Main St
Farmersville, TX
Middle
Blue Ridge Middle School
(972) 752-5857
425 N Church St
Blue Ridge, TX
High
Blue Ridge Senior High School
(972) 752-5707
11020 County Road 504
Blue Ridge, TX
Blue Ridge, Texas Demographic
Information
Zip Code: 75424
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Neighborhood type |
Suburban |
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Population |
2,890 |
3,452,059 |
22,118,509 |
290,809,777 |
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Pop. density |
46.6 |
1,859.9 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
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Percent male |
48.7% |
49.8% |
49.6% |
49.1% |
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Percent female |
51.3% |
50.2% |
50.4% |
50.9% |
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Median age |
35.1 |
33.6 |
34.0 |
36.5 |
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People per household |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
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Median household income |
$47,361 |
$47,214 |
$39,927 |
$41,994 |
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Average income per capita |
$20,099 |
$23,352 |
$19,617 |
$21,587 |
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Violent crime risk index |
1.0 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
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Property crime risk index |
1.0 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
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Median home value |
$80,158 |
$128,100 |
$94,300 |
$170,800 |
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Median age of homes |
35.1 |
16.6 |
23.4 |
27.8 |
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Home appreciation |
1.9% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
7.7% |
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Homes - owned |
77.2% |
59.7% |
57.8% |
63.4% |
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Homes - rented |
13.4% |
29.6% |
32.8% |
21.7% |
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Homes - vacant |
9.5% |
10.7% |
9.4% |
14.8% |
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Commuting by bus |
0.0% |
2.6% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
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Commuting by carpool |
13.4% |
15.4% |
14.5% |
14.6% |
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Commuting by auto |
80.5% |
75.7% |
77.8% |
71.6% |
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Working at home |
4.6% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
5.6% |
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Currently married |
67.3% |
56.1% |
56.5% |
58.3% |
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Never married |
16.4% |
24.5% |
25.6% |
23.8% |
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Divorced |
7.8% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
7.7% |
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Widowed |
6.2% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
7.4% |
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Separated |
2.3% |
4.0% |
2.5% |
2.8% |
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Married - w/ children |
35.6% |
30.2% |
38.1% |
28.5% |
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Married - no children |
36.3% |
27.3% |
37.9% |
31.3% |
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Single - w/ children |
8.1% |
10.9% |
13.8% |
9.3% |
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Single - no children |
20.0% |
31.6% |
10.2% |
30.7% |
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High school graduates |
80.7% |
79.3% |
75.7% |
80.4% |
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College degree - 2 year |
4.6% |
7.7% |
5.2% |
8.2% |
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College degree - 4 year |
10.0% |
24.9% |
15.6% |
14.9% |
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Graduate degree |
3.3% |
10.2% |
7.6% |
7.0% |
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Expenditures per student |
$6,764 |
$5,049 |
$6,218 |
$5,896 |
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Students per teacher |
11.9 |
15.7 |
12.4 |
16.0 |
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Students per librarian |
n/a |
910 |
995 |
934 |
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Students per guidance counselor |
589 |
910 |
995 |
560 |
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Unemployment rate |
5.1% |
6.2% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
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Recent job growth |
1.4% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
1.4% |
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Future job growth |
39.6% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
10.5% |
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Sales tax |
8.25% |
8.23% |
7.77% |
5.63% |
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Income tax |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.02% |
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Cost of living index |
82.1 |
91.2 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
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Air quality |
29 |
19 |
63 |
48 |
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Watershed quality |
80 |
82 |
71 |
54 |
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Physicians per capita |
198.6 |
189.2 |
81.7 |
168.5 |
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Health cost index |
111.2 |
107.6 |
96.1 |
100.0 |
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Superfund site index |
93 |
54 |
93 |
71 |
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UV index |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
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Altitude |
664 |
549 |
1,371 |
1,058 |
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Rainfall (inches annually) |
42.2 |
40.1 |
31.3 |
38.8 |
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Snowfall (inches annually) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
24.4 |
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January avg. low temp |
31.7 |
33.9 |
33.0 |
21.6 |
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July avg. high temp |
94.4 |
94.9 |
94.6 |
86.4 |
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Days of precipitation annually |
79 |
79 |
77 |
112 |
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Days mostly sunny annually |
232 |
232 |
235 |
205 |
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Comfort index (during hot weather) |
25 |
25 |
27 |
44 |
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