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Benchmarking Blanco County, Texas against all counties

 

Blanco County, Texas has the 11th-highest natural amenities index (4.05) of the 254 Texas counties. That 4.05 compares to an average of 1.46 and standard deviation of 1.20 across those 254 counties.

Blanco County, Texas has these related standings among those 254 peer counties:

  • natural amenities index = 4.05 (11th-highest)

  • households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 3.24% (96th-fewest)

  • very-hot days per year = 14 (23rd-most, tied)

  • risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 0.95 (80th-lowest, tied)

  • airborne cancer risk per million in population = 33.05 (68th-lowest)

  • unsafe drinking water exposure = 25.09% (46th-most)

  • land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population = 29.90% (68th-most)

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Peers

beat out by Jeff Davis County, Texas (5.93), Bandera County, Texas (5.83), Val Verde County, Texas (5.20), and Kendall County, Texas (4.72), and 6 others, ending with Uvalde County, Texas (4.26).

beat Hudspeth County, Texas (4.00), Kinney County, Texas (3.80), Llano County, Texas (3.75), and Coke County, Texas (3.73), and others, ending with Collingsworth County, Texas (0.01).

26 out of the other 253 counties were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for natural amenities index, e.g., Brooks County, Texas.

Taking Action

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References

  1. natural amenities index. Higher values are better. The natural amenities index, similar to a score, measures natural, physical, environmental qualities that most people prefer, like warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The index/score ranges from -6 to +12, where higher is better. Source is Department of Agriculture, 1999.