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Magnolia vs Pinehurst

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.5× in Magnolia) and growth since 2010 (+57 pts in Magnolia).

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Magnolia, TXHomes around $361KTexas · 4,068 people

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Pinehurst, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 4,266 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.

MagnoliaHomes around $361K

Housing$361K typical home21% above the TX typical home Work4,243 jobsbased in Magnolia, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 61%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Magnolia →

PinehurstOne of the healthiest towns

Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$398K typical home33% above the TX typical home All about Pinehurst →

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.

Jobs per worker15.5×

Magnolia is more of a job hub

Magnolia 2.32Pinehurst 0.15

Growth since 2010+57 pts

Magnolia has grown faster since 2010

Magnolia +69.3%Pinehurst +12.3%

Property tax bill2.2×

Tax bills are bigger in Magnolia

Magnolia $4,815Pinehurst $2,146

Homeowners+26.8 pts renters

Magnolia has more renters

Pinehurst 90.9%Magnolia 64.1%

Magnolia has more miles of trail

Magnolia 2.2 miPinehurst 1.1 mi

Typical home built21 yrs

Pinehurst’s homes are older

Magnolia 2008Pinehurst 1987

★ What stands out · Report cards

Magnolia places higher on 9 of 16 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

A−MagnoliaSafer than 79% of U.S. towns –PinehurstNot graded

Schools

BMagnoliaBetter than 60% of districts in the state BPinehurstBetter than 60% of districts in the state

Health

BMagnoliaHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns DPinehurstHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns

9Magnolia

5Pinehurst

Lists won, of 16 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #459#195 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #280#34 Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #201#360 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #45#260 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #342#512 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #248#401 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#256 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #195#320

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

Magnolia$2,340/mo

Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.49% · or rent about $1,121/mo · Housing →

Pinehurst$2,350/mo

Typical home $398K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $731/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.

Where they are

Magnolia and Pinehurst share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MagnoliaPinehurst

Magnolia ↔ Pinehurst2.5 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

134 Pinehurst residents work in Magnolia (5.1% of its workers)

Work & commute in Pinehurst →

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

MagnoliaPinehurst

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 29th

Outdoors & history

MagnoliaPinehurst

Trails2 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.9%0%

Settled1968 —

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here4 —

Community

MagnoliaPinehurst

Library hours a week50 hrs —

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.

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

MagnoliaPinehurst

People

Population 4,068Lowest 4,266Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +69.3%Highest TX: +15.9% +12.3%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 32.7±2.4Lowest 8% below TX 37.3±8.1Highest 5% above TX

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

Kids under 18 23.8%±5.4Lowest TX: 25% 31.9%±5.8Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 12.8%±3.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 18.1%±2.1Highest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Highest TX: 33.8% 23.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 1.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $78,605±$11kHighest about the TX average $61,832±$13kLowest 21% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $322,800±$23kHighest 14% above TX $271,600±$60kLowest 4% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,121±$166Highest 20% below TX $731±$399Lowest 48% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,815Highest 14% above TX $2,146Lowest 49% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.7%±18.3Highest TX: 51.7% 31.7%±49.9Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 6%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 64.1%Lowest TX: 62.6% 90.9%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2008Highest 16 yrs newer than TX 1987Lowest 5 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 18% above TX 34 minHighest 28% above TX

Work from home 10.5%±7.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 12.2%±10.8Highest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 7.2%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miHighest 23.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.32Highest 0.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (33%)Houston (35%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pinehurst5% work in Magnolia

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 1.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 59.7Highest 37.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #256 of 583 in TX—

School district MAGNOLIA ISDMAGNOLIA ISD

High school in town Magnolia West H SNone in town

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —

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.