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Benavides vs Lone Star

430 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.1× in Benavides) and property tax bill (+64% in Lone Star).

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Benavides, TXHomes around $71KTexas · 1,470 people
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Lone Star, TXHomes around $106KTexas · 1,543 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.

BenavidesHomes around $71K
Housing$71K typical home76% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 4%of TX districts Work836 jobsbased in Benavides, a regional job hub All about Benavides →
Lone StarHomes around $106K
Housing$106K typical home64% below the TX typical home Health70% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Lone Star →
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.

Jobs per worker4.1×
Benavides is more of a job hub
Benavides 2.40Lone Star 0.58
Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Lone Star
Lone Star $1,313Benavides $803
Age 65++12.6 pts
Lone Star has more people 65 and up
Lone Star 28.8%Benavides 16.2%
Street grid+88%
Benavides has the more walkable street grid
Benavides 92.7Lone Star 49.3
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Lone Star

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.

Benavides$440/mo
Typical home $71K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $867/mo · Housing →
Lone Star$640/mo
Typical home $106K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.95% · or rent about $752/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Lone Star and Benavides.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
D−BenavidesBetter than 4% of districts in the state –Lone StarNot graded
Health
C−BenavidesHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns CLone StarHealthier than 30% of U.S. towns
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
BenavidesLone Star
Snow a year1″0″
January low47°F35°F
July high97°F92°F
Growing season (days)337d259d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd49th
Outdoors & history
BenavidesLone Star
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—1%
Community
BenavidesLone Star
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

430 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BenavidesTXLone StarTX
Benavides ↔ Lone Star430 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.

BenavidesLone Star
People
Population 1,470Lowest 1,543Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.1%Lowest TX: +15.9% -11.4%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 51.1±18.2Highest 44% above TX 47.8±9.4Lowest 34% above TX
Benavides and Lone Star are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±9Highest TX: 25% 17.1%±5Lowest TX: 25%
Benavides and Lone Star are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.2%±5.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 28.8%±3.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.3%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±4.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 4.7%±4.5Highest TX: 6.2%
Lone Star and Benavides are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,216±$28kHighest 42% below TX $38,646±$11kLowest 51% below TX
Benavides and Lone Star are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $70,600±$41kLowest 75% below TX $137,500±$83kHighest 52% below TX
Lone Star and Benavides are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $867±$196Highest 38% below TX $752±$110Lowest 46% below TX
Benavides and Lone Star are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $803Lowest 81% below TX $1,313Highest 69% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.2%±34.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 52.3%±23.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Lone Star and Benavides are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 28%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Highest TX: 62.6% 53.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 18 yrs older than TX 1972Lowest 20 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 6% below TX 23 minLowest 13% below TX
Work from home 10.2%±8.1Highest TX: 14.4% 3.1%±3.6Lowest TX: 14.4%
Benavides and Lone Star are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 60.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.40Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Corpus Christi (12%)Daingerfield (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lone StarFew work in Benavides
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 92.7Highest 49.3Lowest
Schools
School district BENAVIDES ISD—
High school in town Benavides Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 5.6 —
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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