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Pilot Point vs Aubrey

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+79.3 pts in Aubrey) and property tax bill (+70% in Aubrey).

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Pilot Point, TXHomes around $321KTexas · 5,332 people
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Aubrey, TXHomes around $341KTexas · 7,396 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.

Pilot PointHomes around $321K
Housing$321K typical home7% above the TX typical home Schools#210 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 67%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Pilot Point →
AubreyHomes around $341K
Housing$341K typical home14% above the TX typical home Schools#122 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Aubrey →
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.

Growth since 2010+79.3 pts
Aubrey has grown faster since 2010
Aubrey +92.9%Pilot Point +13.6%
Property tax bill+70%
Tax bills are bigger in Aubrey
Aubrey $6,446Pilot Point $3,800
Jobs per worker2.5×
Pilot Point is more of a job hub
Pilot Point 0.67Aubrey 0.27
Age 65++10.6 pts
Pilot Point has more people 65 and up
Pilot Point 20.1%Aubrey 9.5%
Bachelor’s degree++12.9 pts
More adults in Aubrey have a degree
Aubrey 37.2%Pilot Point 24.3%
Home values+18%
Homes cost more in Aubrey
Aubrey $345,000Pilot Point $292,500
★ What stands out · 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.

Safety
A−Pilot PointSafer than 76% of U.S. towns CAubreySafer than 32% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+Pilot PointBetter than 67% of districts in the state BAubreyBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
B+Pilot PointHealthier than 67% of U.S. towns B+AubreyHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns
10Pilot Point
10Aubrey

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

SafestSafety · 470 towns #60#301 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#476 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #244#34 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #389#544 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #377#226 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #261#124 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #299#162 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #426#535

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pilot Point’s rankings →

Where they are

Pilot Point and Aubrey share a border

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

Pilot PointAubreyPilot PointAubrey
Pilot Point ↔ Aubrey6.3 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
45 Pilot Point residents work in Aubrey (1.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pilot Point →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Aubrey

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.

Pilot Point$2,030/mo
Typical home $321K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.30% · or rent about $1,430/mo · Housing →
Aubrey$2,320/mo
Typical home $341K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $1,882/mo · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Aubrey and Pilot Point.

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
Pilot PointAubrey
Snow a year3″3″
January low32°F32°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)242d242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th28th
Outdoors & history
Pilot PointAubrey
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.6%0.1%
Settled—1867
National Register places1—
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—2
Community
Pilot PointAubrey
Library hours a week39 hrs40 hrs
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.

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.

Pilot PointAubrey
People
Population 5,332Lowest 7,396Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +92.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.7±12Highest about the TX average 33.3±2.2Lowest 6% below TX
Pilot Point and Aubrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.6%±6.3Lowest TX: 25% 21.9%±5.3Highest TX: 25%
Aubrey and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±5.7Highest TX: 13.4% 9.5%±3.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Lowest TX: 33.8% 37.2%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.5%±5.9Highest TX: 6.2% 5.2%±2.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Pilot Point and Aubrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,933±$36kLowest 25% above TX $101,574±$15kHighest 29% above TX
Aubrey and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $292,500±$26kLowest 3% above TX $345,000±$10kHighest 22% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,430±$172Lowest about the TX average $1,882±$343Highest 34% above TX
Aubrey and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,800Lowest 10% below TX $6,446Highest 52% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 24.8%±17.1Lowest TX: 51.7% 50.2%±12.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Aubrey and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 7.8%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 76%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Lowest 5 yrs newer than TX 2013Highest 21 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 22% above TX 34 minHighest 27% above TX
Work from home 20.1%±9.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 26.5%±7.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Aubrey and Pilot Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 10.3%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.67Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Denton (11%)Dallas (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in AubreyFew work in Pilot Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.6Lowest 75.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #210 of 583 in TX#122 of 583 in TX
School district PILOT POINT ISDAUBREY ISD
High school in town Pilot Point H SAubrey H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.0Lowest 16.1Highest
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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