THE FAIR OAKS RANCH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Balcones Canyonlands setting.
Fair Oaks Ranch city has 12.3 square miles of land in Bexar County, Comal County, Kendall 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
One place name. 3 county geographies.
Fair Oaks Ranch intersects 3 county geographies: Bexar County, Comal County, Kendall County. A Fair Oaks Ranch mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Fair Oaks Ranch by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Fair Oaks Ranch, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 2.5 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fair Oaks Ranch city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Scenic Oaks CDP (7.89 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

