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Beeville vs Pearsall

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+26.2 pts in Beeville) and street grid (+63% in Beeville).

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Beeville, TXHomes around $165KTexas · 13,412 people

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Pearsall, TXHomes around $161KTexas · 9,045 people

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 →

PearsallHomes around $161K

Housing$161K typical home46% below the TX typical home Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 12%of TX districts All about Pearsall →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Growth since 2010+26.2 pts

Beeville has grown faster since 2010

Beeville +6.3%Pearsall -19.9%

Street grid+63%

Beeville has the more walkable street grid

Beeville 113Pearsall 69.0

Work from home+5.1 pts

More people work from home in Beeville

Beeville 6%Pearsall 0.9%

Beeville has more miles of trail

Beeville 1.4 miPearsall 0.9 mi

Work in town+8.1 pts

More of Beeville’s workers stay in town

Beeville 29.9%Pearsall 21.8%

★ What stands out · Report cards

Beeville places higher on 15 of 21 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 BPearsallSafer than 55% of U.S. towns

Schools

CBeevilleBetter than 28% of districts in the state DPearsallBetter than 12% of districts in the state

Health

C−BeevilleHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns DPearsallHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

15Beeville

5Pearsall

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #91#400 SafestSafety · 470 towns #395#164 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #358#635 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #402#600 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #62#268 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #481#627 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #447#570 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #506#605

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.

Down paymentRate%

Beeville$1,100/mo

Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,061/mo · Housing →

Pearsall$1,070/mo

Typical home $161K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.69% · or rent about $948/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

BeevillePearsall

Snow a year0″0″

January low44°F —

July high94°F —

Growing season (days)299d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 33rd

Outdoors & history

BeevillePearsall

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land7.3%1.1%

Settled1859 —

National Register places5 1

Archive photos—6

Community

BeevillePearsall

Library hours a week50 hrs 38 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BeevilleTX PearsallTX

Beeville ↔ Pearsall88 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

BeevillePearsall

People

Population 13,412Highest 9,045Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3%Highest TX: +15.9% -19.9%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 31.9±3.3Highest 10% below TX 31.4±2.6Lowest 12% below TX

Beeville and Pearsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.3%±3.1Highest TX: 25% 24.7%±4.7Lowest TX: 25%

Beeville and Pearsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.7%±2.1Highest TX: 13.4% 11.8%±2.8Lowest TX: 13.4%

Beeville and Pearsall 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% 7.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2% 4.3%±2.5Lowest TX: 6.2%

Beeville and Pearsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,784±$6kHighest 35% below TX $49,198±$14kLowest 37% below TX

Beeville and Pearsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $94,700±$15kLowest 67% below TX $106,700±$17kHighest 62% below TX

Pearsall and Beeville 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 $948±$100Lowest 32% below TX

Beeville and Pearsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,613Lowest 62% below TX $1,802Highest 57% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±15.7Highest TX: 51.7% 47.4%±10.8Lowest TX: 51.7%

Beeville and Pearsall 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% 28%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 54.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX 1978Highest 14 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 26% below TX 19 minLowest 30% below TX

Work from home 6%±3.2Highest TX: 14.4% 0.9%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4%

Work in townworking residents 29.9%Highest 21.8%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miLowest 52.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Lowest 1.02Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (10%)San Antonio (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PearsallFew work in Beeville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.3%Highest 1.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 6Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 113Highest 69.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #447 of 583 in TX #570 of 583 in TX

School district BEEVILLE ISDPEARSALL ISD

High school in town A C Jones H SPearsall H S

Students per teacherat that high school 14.0Lowest 15.8Highest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Beeville neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Beeville

Blue Berry Hill852 people · $23K homes

Towns like Beeville

Mercedes16,733 people · $112K homes

Jacksonville14,325 people · $120K homes

Donna16,833 people · $86K homes

Plainview19,711 people · $113K homes

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.