THE BANDERA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Balcones Canyonlands setting.
Bandera city has 1.14 square miles of land in Bandera County. Its Census reference point is in Balcones Canyonlands, within Edwards Plateau.
A limestone plateau becomes more dissected toward its southern and eastern margins. Juniper-oak and mesquite-oak landscapes accompany valleys, springs and the region's distinctive underground drainage system.
Regional context: Edwards Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bandera and Bandera County
Bandera is associated with Bandera County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bandera by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Bandera, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Bandera County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bandera city has 36.8% of the land area of nearby Lake Medina Shores CDP (3.09 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

