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Devers vs Pine Forest

34 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+64% in Devers) and street grid (2.6× in Devers).

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Devers, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 386 people
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Pine Forest, TXA regional job hubTexas · 519 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.

DeversKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 99%of TX districts All about Devers →
Pine ForestA regional job hub
Work507 jobsbased in Pine Forest, a regional job hub All about Pine Forest →
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.

Property tax bill+64%
Tax bills are bigger in Devers
Devers $2,097Pine Forest $1,279
Street grid2.6×
Devers has the more walkable street grid
Devers 20.5Pine Forest 7.8
Average commute13 min
Pine Forest has the shorter commute
Devers 35 minPine Forest 22 min
Jobs per worker+88%
Pine Forest is more of a job hub
Pine Forest 2.56Devers 1.36
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Devers

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.

Devers$1,820/mo
Typical home $273K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.74% · Housing →
Pine Forest$920/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $1,069/mo · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Devers and Pine Forest.

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
A+DeversBetter than 99% of districts in the state –Pine ForestNot graded
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
DeversPine Forest
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F43°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)286d299d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th87th
Community
DeversPine Forest
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

34 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DeversTXPine ForestTX
Devers ↔ Pine Forest34 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.

DeversPine Forest
People
Population 386Lowest 519Highest
Median age 38±20Highest 7% above TX 37.4±6.7Lowest 5% above TX
Devers and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.9%±12.6Lowest TX: 25% 28.5%±6.3Highest TX: 25%
Pine Forest and Devers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.1%±16.7Highest TX: 13.4% 12.5%±2.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Devers and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 11.9%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±10.9Highest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Devers and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,321±$20kLowest 5% above TX $98,068±$28kHighest 25% above TX
Pine Forest and Devers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,700±$22kLowest 57% below TX $155,600±$38kHighest 45% below TX
Pine Forest and Devers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,069±$281 24% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,097Highest 50% below TX $1,279Lowest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 11.8%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Pine Forest and Devers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.8%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest TX: 62.6% 90.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 31% above TX 22 minLowest 17% below TX
Work from home 0%±11.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.7%±9.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Pine Forest and Devers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 45.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Lowest 2.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (23%)Beaumont (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine ForestFew work in Devers
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 20.5Highest 7.8Lowest
Schools
School district DEVERS ISD—
High school in town None in town—
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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