Personal loans in Bandera, TX
When Texas caps or restricts a product, lenders either change the terms or withdraw it from Bandera as from the rest of the state. With 879 residents, Bandera outranks about 32% of the communities in Texas. In Bandera, one of 1,224 Census places in Texas, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Bandera up by about 6.7%. For a community of about 879, the practical step is to compare APR across at least three lenders before committing. The nearest larger metro is Boerne, TX about 21 miles away.
Local context for Bandera
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Texas table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 879, ranked 837th of 1,224 places in Texas (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 6.7% between 2020 and 2023.
- Change in people: the 2020-to-2023 comparison is a gain of about 55 residents.
- Size percentile: roughly 32% of Texas places rank below Bandera.
- Population density: about 772 people per square mile across 1.1 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- Land area rank: Bandera's 1.1 square miles rank 959th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Share of Texas: Bandera holds about 0.0% of the state's population, some 879 people.
- Nationally: Bandera is the 10,781st-largest of 19,457 Census places in the dataset.
- Growth rank: Bandera's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 338th of 1,224 places in Texas.
- Against the state trend: Bandera's 6.7% change compares with a Texas average of +6.5% across its 1,224 places.
- Density rank: Bandera places 659th among Texas's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Bandera's 772 people per square mile sit against a Texas median of 840.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 29.7251, -99.0743.
- Nearest larger cities: Boerne (21 mi); Kerrville (22 mi); Helotes (26 mi); Hondo (26 mi); Fair Oaks Ranch (26 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller communities within reach: Grey Forest (25 mi); Spring Branch (41 mi); Leakey (41 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 3 of them.
- At 100 miles: 99 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Getting a loan in Bandera
Bandera is moderately settled, with about 772 people per square mile and 35 larger places within 50 miles. What is available to Bandera's 879 borrowers is set by Texas licensing and your own credit, not by how many branches are nearby. The nearest bigger place is Boerne, TX about 21 miles away.
The state rulebook for Bandera
These are Texas's sourced lending facts as they reach Bandera's 879 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) Source says: The OCCC licenses and regulates non-depository lenders in the state of Texas. | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10% per year maximum; a greater rate is usurious unless otherwise provided by law (Tex. Fin. Code § 302.001) Source says: The maximum rate or amount of interest is 10 percent a year except as otherwise provided by law. | Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Legal via licensed credit access businesses (payday/title-loan brokers); the third-party lender itself is not licensed (Tex. Fin. Code ch. 393) Source says: the credit access business that serves as the broker is the licensee in this regulated industry | Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner (OCCC) as of 2026-09-16 |
The Bandera borrowing checklist
Before you apply in Bandera, a community of about 879, work through these steps:
- Pull your credit reports first and correct any error before a lender sees the file.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Shop at least three lenders and judge them on APR and total cost.
- Make sure the lender appears in the Texas regulator's licence list.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
- Check the disclosure for fees that raise the true cost above the quoted rate.
The process is identical across Texas; what changes is your credit file, not the fact that Bandera holds 879 people.
Bandera in state context
Within Texas, Bandera holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 837th-largest share among 1,224 places. Its 2020-to-2023 change ranks 338th of 1,224 Texas places, putting it near the 72th percentile for growth. At about 772 people per square mile, Bandera is the 659th most densely settled place in Texas. Within 50 miles sit 3 smaller Census places, alongside the 35 that are larger.
Bandera on the map
Bandera's land area is roughly 1.1 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 772 residents per square mile. The largest place in Texas, Houston, lies about 221 miles away. A 50-mile radius around Bandera takes in 35 places that are larger. By land area it ranks 959th of 1,224 Texas places.
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Nearby places
- Kerrville, TX — population 24,930
- Boerne, TX — population 21,774
- Hondo, TX — population 8,786
- Ingram, TX — population 1,849
- Grey Forest, TX — population 488
- Helotes, TX — population 9,952
- Castroville, TX — population 3,141
- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX — population 11,406