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Pearsall vs Beeville

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

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

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

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 →

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 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

BPearsallSafer than 55% of U.S. towns C−BeevilleSafer than 18% of U.S. towns

Schools

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

Health

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

5Pearsall

15Beeville

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

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

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

Pearsall$1,070/mo

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

Beeville$1,100/mo

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

PearsallBeeville

Snow a year0″0″

January low—44°F

July high—94°F

Growing season (days)—299d

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

Outdoors & history

PearsallBeeville

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land1.1%7.3%

Settled—1859

National Register places1 5

Archive photos6 —

Community

PearsallBeeville

Library hours a week38 hrs 50 hrs

Colleges in town—1

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.

PearsallTX BeevilleTX

Pearsall ↔ Beeville88 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

PearsallBeeville

People

Population 9,045Lowest 13,412Highest

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

Median age 31.4±2.6Lowest 12% below TX 31.9±3.3Highest 10% 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 24.7%±4.7Lowest TX: 25% 27.3%±3.1Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 11.8%±2.8Lowest TX: 13.4% 12.7%±2.1Highest 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+ 7.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.1%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.9%±3.7Highest 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 $49,198±$14kLowest 37% below TX $50,784±$6kHighest 35% 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 $106,700±$17kHighest 62% below TX $94,700±$15kLowest 67% 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 $948±$100Lowest 32% below TX $1,061±$120Highest 24% 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 $1,802Highest 57% below TX $1,613Lowest 62% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.4%±10.8Lowest TX: 51.7% 58.1%±15.7Highest 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 28%Highest TX: 13.8% 22.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

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

Work in townworking residents 21.8%Lowest 29.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 52.8 miHighest 42.3 miLowest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeevilleFew work in Pearsall

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 9Highest

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

Schools

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

School district PEARSALL ISDBEEVILLE ISD

High school in town Pearsall H SA C Jones H S

Students per teacherat that high school 15.8Highest 14.0Lowest

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.

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Bordering Pearsall

North Pearsall440 people · $85K homes

Towns like Pearsall

Freeport10,621 people · $136K homes

Yoakum5,846 people · $151K homes

Sinton5,584 people · $142K homes

Center5,271 people · $83K 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.