How hard is the water in Manor, TX?

Tap water hardness
92mg/L
5.4gpg
Moderately hardReports range 62–92

Reported by Aqua WSC · June 2024

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

The water in Manor carries roughly 92 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 5.4 grains per gallon. That is moderately hard water. The number comes from Aqua WSC, dated June 2024. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 62 to 92 mg/L.

Manor on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Wyldwood: 55 mg/LWyldwood 55Wells Branch: 63 mg/LWells Branch 63Elgin: 63 mg/LElgin 63Austin: 68 mg/LAustin 68Brushy Creek: 74 mg/LBrushy Creek 74Hutto: 141 mg/LHutto 141Taylor: 160 mg/LTaylor 160Hornsby Bend: 165 mg/LHornsby Bend 165Round Rock: 169 mg/LRound Rock 169Pflugerville: 178 mg/LPflugerville 178Manor 92mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Wells Branch: 63 mg/LWells Bran. 63Elgin: 63 mg/LElgin 63Austin: 68 mg/LAustin 68Hutto: 141 mg/LHutto 141Hornsby Bend: 165 mg/LHornsby Be. 165Pflugerville: 178 mg/LPflugervil. 17892 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Manor sits 20 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 55 mg/L in Wyldwood to 178 in Pflugerville.

What 92 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Manor

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.4 gpg = 1,210 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 19 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Manor's water system

City of Manor · PWSID TX2270002

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 19,620 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
0

EPA lists City of Manor as the system serving Manor. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Manor.

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Manor water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 92 mg/L (5.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Manor in grains per gallon?

About 5.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 92 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.4.

What size water softener do I need in Manor?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.4 gpg works out to about 1,210 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 19 days.

Has the Manor water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Manor since 2016. There were also 4 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 11, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.