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Donna vs Beeville

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

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Donna, TXHomes around $154KTexas · 16,833 people
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Beeville, TXHomes around $165KTexas · 13,412 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Donna’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.

Donna$1,020/mo
Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →
Beeville$1,100/mo
Typical home $165K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.70% · or rent about $1,061/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
DonnaBeeville
Snow a year0″0″
January low—44°F
July high—94°F
Growing season (days)—299d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th75th
Outdoors & history
DonnaBeeville
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.5%7.3%
Settled—1859
National Register places—5
Community
DonnaBeeville
Library hours a week49 hrs50 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

DonnaTXBeevilleTX
Donna ↔ Beeville156 miles apart
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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.

DonnaBeeville
People
Population 16,833Highest 13,412Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.3% TX: +15.9% +6.3% TX: +15.9%
Median age 28.2±2.6Lowest 21% below TX 31.9±3.3Highest 10% 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 39%±5.2Highest TX: 25% 27.3%±3.1Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 14.5%±2Highest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±2.1Lowest 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+ 13.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±1.2Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.9%±3.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,438±$5kLowest 48% below TX $50,784±$6kHighest 35% 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 $86,100±$16kLowest 70% below TX $94,700±$15kHighest 67% 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 $806±$97Lowest 43% below TX $1,061±$120Highest 24% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,401Lowest 67% below TX $1,613Highest 62% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.5%±8.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 58.1%±15.7Highest 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 40.7%Highest TX: 13.8% 22.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 58.7%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 3 yrs older than TX 1974Lowest 18 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 8% below TX 20 minLowest 26% below TX
Work from home 4.6%±1.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 6%±3.2Highest 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 15.1%Lowest 29.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 42.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.07Highest 0.90Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town McAllen (17%)Corpus Christi (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeevilleFew work in Donna
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.7Lowest 113Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #566 of 583 in TX#447 of 583 in TX
School district IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS · DONNA ISDBEEVILLE ISD
High school in town Donna H SA C Jones H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.4Lowest 14.0Highest
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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