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$980/mo

Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $1,304/mo · Housing →

Weimar$2,120/mo

Typical home $337K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $483/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,140 a month, about $13,700 a year, between Weimar and Pinehurst.

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.

Report cards

Weimar places higher on 7 of 14 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

CPinehurstSafer than 29% of U.S. towns BWeimarSafer than 60% of U.S. towns

Schools

DPinehurstBetter than 10% of districts in the state AWeimarBetter than 91% of districts in the state

Health

DPinehurstHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns C+WeimarHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns

6Pinehurst

7Weimar

Lists won, of 14 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #587#190 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #260#527 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #512#264 Most affordableCost of living · 651 towns #414#210 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #401#566 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #310#474 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #120#252 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #256#148

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

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

PinehurstWeimar

Snow a year0″0″

January low40°F —

July high90°F —

Growing season (days)273d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th 35th

Outdoors & history

PinehurstWeimar

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0.2%8.3%

Settled—1873

Community

PinehurstWeimar

Library hours a week—32 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.

Where they are

182 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PinehurstTX WeimarTX

Pinehurst ↔ Weimar182 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

PinehurstWeimar

People

Population 1,999Lowest 2,928Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.4%Highest TX: +15.9% -3.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 42.6±4.2Lowest 20% above TX 45.6±7Highest 28% above TX

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

Kids under 18 15.7%±5.6Lowest TX: 25% 21%±5.8Highest TX: 25%

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

Age 65+ 25.6%±4.4Highest TX: 13.4% 21.5%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 15.4%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.4Highest TX: 6.2% 0.9%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $49,938±$17kHighest 36% below TX $47,548±$15kLowest 39% below TX

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,700±$29kHighest 40% below TX $165,300±$28kLowest 42% below TX

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,304±$712Highest 7% below TX $483±$356Lowest 66% below TX

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,996Lowest 53% below TX $2,114Highest 50% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±35.8Highest TX: 51.7% 39%±19Lowest TX: 51.7%

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

Below poverty line 12.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 8.1%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 66.5%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 14 yrs older than TX 1966Lowest 26 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 7% below TX 22 minLowest 19% below TX

Work from home 7.4%±6.4Highest TX: 14.4% 1.5%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 20.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.32Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Orange (20%)Houston (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WeimarFew work in Pinehurst

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 8.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.0Lowest 69.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#93 of 583 in TX

School district WEST ORANGE-COVE CISDWEIMAR ISD

High school in town None in townWeimar H S

Students per teacherat that high school — 10.1

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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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.

Pinehurst vs Weimar

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,140 more a month in Weimar

Weimar places higher on 7 of 14 TX lists

What daily life feels like in each

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