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Weimar vs Hallettsville

20 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+10.6 pts in Hallettsville).

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Weimar, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 2,928 people
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Hallettsville, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 2,755 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 →
HallettsvilleKnown for its schools
Schools#136 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health58% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#132 most conserved land in TX0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Hallettsville →
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+10.6 pts
Hallettsville has grown faster since 2010
Hallettsville +7.1%Weimar -3.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Hallettsville places higher on 11 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+HallettsvilleSafer than 37% of U.S. towns
Schools
AWeimarBetter than 91% of districts in the state A−HallettsvilleBetter than 81% of districts in the state
Health
C+WeimarHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns C+HallettsvilleHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns
9Weimar
11Hallettsville

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

Most library borrowingLibraries · 183 towns #137#6 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #416#27 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 183 towns #134#24 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #587#233 Most-used librariesLibraries · 183 towns #90#8 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #240#460 SafestSafety · 470 towns #134#274 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #527#343

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

Weimar$2,120/mo
Typical home $337K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.28% · or rent about $483/mo · Housing →
Hallettsville$2,190/mo
Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.40% · or rent about $922/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Hallettsville and Weimar.

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
WeimarHallettsville
Snow a year0″0″
January low—45°F
July high—96°F
Growing season (days)—297d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th61st
Outdoors & history
WeimarHallettsville
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.3%5.5%
Settled18731831
National Register places—3
Archive photos—6
Community
WeimarHallettsville
Library hours a week32 hrs24 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

20 miles apart

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

WeimarHallettsvilleWeimarHallettsville
Weimar ↔ Hallettsville20 miles apart
Who commutes between them
23 Hallettsville residents work in Weimar (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hallettsville →
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.

WeimarHallettsville
People
Population 2,928Highest 2,755Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +7.1%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 45.6±7Highest 28% above TX 43.1±2.5Lowest 21% above TX
Weimar and Hallettsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21%±5.8Lowest TX: 25% 25.2%±5.8Highest TX: 25%
Hallettsville 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% 23.3%±4.9Highest TX: 13.4%
Hallettsville 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%Lowest TX: 33.8% 17.5%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 1%±0.8Highest TX: 6.2%
Hallettsville 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±$15kLowest 39% below TX $55,718±$14kHighest 29% below TX
Hallettsville and Weimar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,300±$28kHighest 42% below TX $163,000±$31kLowest 43% below TX
Weimar and Hallettsville 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 $922±$169Highest 34% below TX
Hallettsville 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 $2,279Highest 46% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39%±19Lowest TX: 51.7% 42.3%±17.5Highest TX: 51.7%
Hallettsville 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% 15.3%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 64.6%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 26 yrs older than TX 1969Highest 23 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 19% below TX 23 minHighest 15% below TX
Work from home 1.5%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 11.2%±10Highest TX: 14.4%
Hallettsville 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%Lowest 22%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.32Highest 1.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (14%)Houston (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hallettsville2% work in Weimar
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Highest 5.5%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 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.5Lowest 88.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #93 of 583 in TX#136 of 583 in TX
School district WEIMAR ISDHALLETTSVILLE ISD
High school in town Weimar H SHallettsville H S
Students per teacherat that high school 10.1Lowest 11.3Highest
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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