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Weimar vs Devine

134 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (11 min in Weimar) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Weimar).

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Weimar, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 2,928 people
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Devine, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 4,476 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.

WeimarAn outdoors town
Outdoors#79 most conserved land in TX0.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Schools#93 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Weimar →
DevineKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 56%of TX districts Outdoors#167 most walkable in TX0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Devine →
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.

Average commute11 min
Weimar has the shorter commute
Devine 33 minWeimar 22 min
Jobs per worker2.2×
Weimar is more of a job hub
Weimar 1.32Devine 0.61
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Weimar

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.

Weimar$2,120/mo
Typical home $337K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $483/mo · Housing →
Devine$1,560/mo
Typical home $248K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Weimar and Devine.

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 15 of 23 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
BWeimarSafer than 60% of U.S. towns C+DevineSafer than 44% of U.S. towns
Schools
AWeimarBetter than 91% of districts in the state BDevineBetter than 56% of districts in the state
Health
C+WeimarHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns CDevineHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns
15Weimar
6Devine

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #190#552 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #79#372 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #252#495 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #93#295 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #240#424 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #261#470 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #283#457 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #90#46

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Weimar’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
WeimarDevine
Snow a year0″0″
January low—42°F
July high—96°F
Growing season (days)—283d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th26th
Outdoors & history
WeimarDevine
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.3%1.3%
Settled1873—
National Register places—1
Community
WeimarDevine
Library hours a week32 hrs38 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.

Where they are

134 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeimarTXDevineTX
Weimar ↔ Devine134 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.

WeimarDevine
People
Population 2,928Lowest 4,476Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% -0.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 45.6±7 28% above TX 45.6±3.6 28% above TX
Kids under 18 21%±5.8Lowest TX: 25% 24.9%±6.8Highest TX: 25%
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.5%±2.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 25.8%±6.5Highest TX: 13.4%
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 12.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 1.1%±1.3Highest TX: 6.2%
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,548±$15kHighest 39% below TX $38,207±$22kLowest 51% below TX
Weimar and Devine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,300±$28kLowest 42% below TX $167,900±$55kHighest 41% below TX
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $483±$356Lowest 66% below TX $725±$13Highest 48% below TX
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,114Lowest 50% below TX $2,130Highest 50% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39%±19Lowest TX: 51.7% 85.8%±60.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Lowest TX: 13.8% 18.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.5%Lowest TX: 62.6% 68.5%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 26 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 19% below TX 33 minHighest 22% above TX
Work from home 1.5%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 4.3%±4.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Devine and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 20.5%Highest 12.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Highest 0.61Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (14%)San Antonio (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DevineFew work in Weimar
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.5Lowest 85.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #93 of 583 in TX#295 of 583 in TX
School district WEIMAR ISDDEVINE ISD
High school in town Weimar H SDevine H S
Students per teacherat that high school 10.1Lowest 13.2Highest
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.

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