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Beeville vs Donna

156 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+11.7 pts in Donna) and rent (+32% in Beeville).

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Beeville, TXHomes around $165KTexas · 13,412 people
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Donna, TXHomes around $154KTexas · 16,833 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BeevilleHomes around $165K
Housing$165K typical home45% below the TX typical home Outdoors#62 most walkable in TX1.4 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves Health81% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Beeville →
DonnaHomes around $154K
Housing$154K typical home48% below the TX typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 1%of U.S. towns we grade All about Donna →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Kids under 18+11.7 pts
Donna has more kids
Donna 39%Beeville 27.3%
Rent+32%
Rent runs higher in Beeville
Beeville $1,061Donna $806
Trails2.3×
Donna has more miles of trail
Donna 3.2 miBeeville 1.4 mi
Work in town+14.8 pts
More of Beeville’s workers stay in town
Beeville 29.9%Donna 15.1%
Typical home built15 yrs
Beeville’s homes are older
Donna 1989Beeville 1974
Average commute5 min
Beeville has the shorter commute
Donna 25 minBeeville 20 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

Beeville places higher on 15 of 22 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−BeevilleSafer than 18% of U.S. towns D−DonnaSafer than 1% of U.S. towns
Schools
CBeevilleBetter than 28% of districts in the state DDonnaBetter than 7% of districts in the state
Health
C−BeevilleHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns D−DonnaHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns
15Beeville
7Donna

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #555#81 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #91#484 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#561 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #309#533 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #239#61 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #124#307 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #463#641 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #458#624

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Beeville’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Beeville$1,100/mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,061/mo · Housing →
Donna$1,020/mo
Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Beeville and Donna.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BeevilleDonna
Snow a year0″0″
January low44°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)299d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th60th
Outdoors & history
BeevilleDonna
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land7.3%0.5%
Settled1859—
National Register places5—
Community
BeevilleDonna
Library hours a week50 hrs49 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

156 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BeevilleTXDonnaTX
Beeville ↔ Donna156 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BeevilleDonna
People
Population 13,412Lowest 16,833Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3% TX: +15.9% +6.3% TX: +15.9%
Median age 31.9±3.3Highest 10% below TX 28.2±2.6Lowest 21% below TX
Beeville and Donna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 25% 39%±5.2Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 12.7%±2.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.5%±2Highest TX: 13.4%
Donna and Beeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Highest TX: 33.8% 13.7%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2% 4.1%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,784±$6kHighest 35% below TX $40,438±$5kLowest 48% below TX
Beeville and Donna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,700±$15kHighest 67% below TX $86,100±$16kLowest 70% below TX
Beeville and Donna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,061±$120Highest 24% below TX $806±$97Lowest 43% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,613Highest 62% below TX $1,401Lowest 67% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±15.7Highest TX: 51.7% 56.5%±8.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Beeville and Donna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 40.7%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX 1989Highest 3 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 26% below TX 25 minHighest 8% below TX
Work from home 6%±3.2Highest TX: 14.4% 4.6%±1.9Lowest TX: 14.4%
Beeville and Donna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.9%Highest 15.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.07Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (10%)McAllen (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DonnaFew work in Beeville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.3%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 113Highest 78.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #447 of 583 in TX#566 of 583 in TX
School district BEEVILLE ISDIDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · DONNA ISD
High school in town A C Jones H SDonna H S
Students per teacherat that high school 14.0Highest 13.4Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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