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Pinehurst vs Magnolia

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

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

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 →

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 →

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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

5Pinehurst

9Magnolia

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

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

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

Pinehurst$2,350/mo

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

Magnolia$2,340/mo

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

Pinehurst and Magnolia share a border

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

PinehurstMagnolia

Pinehurst ↔ Magnolia2.5 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

PinehurstMagnolia

Snow a year0″0″

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

Outdoors & history

PinehurstMagnolia

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land0%2.9%

Settled—1968

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here—4

Community

PinehurstMagnolia

Library hours a week—50 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

PinehurstMagnolia

People

Population 4,266Highest 4,068Lowest

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

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

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

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

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

Age 65+ 18.1%±2.1Highest TX: 13.4% 12.8%±3.5Lowest 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+ 23.6%Lowest TX: 33.8% 26.9%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 2.2%±1.6Highest 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 $61,832±$13kLowest 21% below TX $78,605±$11kHighest about the TX average

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

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

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $731±$399Lowest 48% below TX $1,121±$166Highest 20% 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 $2,146Lowest 49% below TX $4,815Highest 14% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 31.7%±49.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 51.7%±18.3Highest 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 6%Highest TX: 13.8% 5%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 12.2%±10.8Highest TX: 14.4% 10.5%±7.8Lowest 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 0.5%Lowest 7.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in MagnoliaFew work in Pinehurst

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miLowest 2.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

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

Schools

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

School district MAGNOLIA ISDMAGNOLIA ISD

High school in town None in townMagnolia West H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.3

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Bordering Pinehurst

Stagecoach637 people · $435K homes

Towns like Pinehurst

Combine2,785 people · $324K homes

Crandall4,763 people · $303K homes

Josephine5,842 people · $320K homes

Edgecliff Village3,766 people · $280K homes

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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.