Garden Ridge is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,335 people and just one neighborhood, Garden Ridge is the 433rd largest community in Texas.
Garden Ridge home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Garden Ridge real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Garden Ridge is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Garden Ridge is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garden Ridge who work in office and administrative support (16.77%), business and financial occupations (14.35%), and management occupations (12.61%).
A relatively large number of people in Garden Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Garden Ridge is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Garden Ridge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Garden Ridge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Garden Ridge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Garden Ridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Garden Ridge, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Garden Ridge is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Garden Ridge in 2018 was $65,082, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $260,328 for a family of four.
Garden Ridge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garden Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garden Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Garden Ridge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Garden Ridge include German, English, Polish, Brazilian, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Garden Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to TX* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Smithson Valley Middle School
6101 Fm 311 Spring Branch, TX 78070 |
06-08 | ||
Canyon H S School
1510 Ih 35 N New Braunfels, TX 78130 |
09-12 | ||
Canyon Middle School
2014 Fm 1101 New Braunfels, TX 78130 |
06-08 | ||
Garden Ridge Elementary School
9401 Municipal Pkwy Garden Ridge, TX 78266 |
PK-05 | ||
Smithson Valley H S School
14001 Hwy 46 W Spring Branch, TX 78070 |
09-12 | ||
Johnson Ranch Elementary School
30501 Johnson Way Bulverde, TX 78163 |
PK-05 | ||
Davenport H S School
23255 Fm 3009 San Antonio, TX 78266 |
09-11 | ||
Lone Star Early Childhood Center School
2343 W San Antonio St New Braunfels, TX 78130 |
PK-PK | ||
New Braunfels H S School
2551 Loop 337 N New Braunfels, TX 78130 |
09-12 | ||
Oakrun Middle School
415 Timber Hollow New Braunfels, TX 78132 |
06-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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SEE ALL SCHOOLSEthnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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Black | ||
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American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 31.2% | 60.2% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 27.5% | 56.2% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 3.7% | 4.0% |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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