Blanco County, Texas Eviction Risk: Low

Blanco County sits in the central Texas Hill Country, a small rural county of roughly 4,177 residents straddling the Blanco River corridor between Austin and San Antonio. Its eviction risk score is 3.9/10 (Low), placing it 114th out of 254 Texas counties - firmly in the middle of the state. That ranking means 188 Texas counties carry higher eviction pressure than Blanco, while only 65 post lower scores. For landlords evaluating Hill Country acquisitions, that combination of modest risk and small renter-market depth defines the core trade-off here.

The county's three incorporated places span a narrow score band, from 3.2 to 3.9, which reflects how uniformly the rural Hill Country market behaves. Johnson City, the county seat and Blanco County's second-largest community at 1,921 residents, posts the highest local score at 3.2/10 - driven largely by its higher renter share and proximity to the LBJ Ranch tourism corridor, which draws short-term occupants and seasonal housing pressure. Blanco city, the largest community with 2,175 residents, lands at 3.9/10, reflecting a more stable long-term renter base anchored by service-sector workers. Round Mountain, with just 81 residents, is the least risky place in the county at 3.4/10, though its tiny rental inventory makes it a niche market at best. None of the three cities reaches the statewide average of 3.6/10, confirming that Blanco County operates well below typical Texas eviction pressure.

Average rent in Blanco County runs $1,022 per month by current ACS estimates, and renters devote roughly 35.3% of household income to housing costs - a rent burden level that sits above the commonly cited 30% affordability threshold. Poverty affects 12.9% of county residents, and approximately 47.9% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a higher renter-share than many rural Texas counties of similar size. That combination - moderate rent burden, meaningful poverty rate, and a surprisingly large renter share - explains why the county's score, while low in absolute terms, is not negligible. Late-pay cycles tied to seasonal tourism employment can generate disproportionate eviction filings relative to the county's small total population. Landlords entering this market should factor in that Justice of the Peace courts in Blanco County handle a low absolute volume of cases, which means individual judges tend to know local landlords and tenants by name - an informal dynamic that can cut both ways.

Blanco County operates entirely under state-level landlord-tenant law (Tex. Prop. Code § 91 and § 92), with no local rent control or just-cause eviction ordinance permitted - Texas eviction laws Local Gov Code § 214.902 explicitly preempts any municipal rent regulation. Landlords may raise rent without a cap and need no stated reason to decline lease renewal, which structurally contains eviction risk compared to regulated markets. The practical constraint is the county's thin rental inventory and seasonal income volatility among a portion of the renter base.