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White Deer vs Daisetta

528 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.1× in White Deer) and rent (+48% in Daisetta).

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White Deer, TXA regional job hubTexas · 1,191 people
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Daisetta, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 1,016 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.

White DeerA regional job hub
Work429 jobsbased in White Deer, a regional job hub Housing$152K typical home49% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 63%of TX districts All about White Deer →
DaisettaKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 8%of TX districts Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Daisetta →
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.

Jobs per worker9.1×
White Deer is more of a job hub
White Deer 1.54Daisetta 0.17
Rent+48%
Rent runs higher in Daisetta
Daisetta $1,278White Deer $866
Typical home built20 yrs
White Deer’s homes are older
Daisetta 1976White Deer 1956
★ 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.

Schools
BWhite DeerBetter than 63% of districts in the state DDaisettaBetter than 8% of districts in the state
Health
C+White DeerHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns CDaisettaHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in White Deer

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.

White Deer$1,000/mo
Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $866/mo · Housing →
Daisetta$780/mo
Typical home $119K (Census) · tax rate 1.64% · or rent about $1,278/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between White Deer and Daisetta.

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
White DeerDaisetta
Snow a year16″0″
January low23°F41°F
July high93°F93°F
Growing season (days)194d286d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th59th
Outdoors & history
White DeerDaisetta
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
White DeerDaisetta
Library hours a week19 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

528 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

White DeerTXDaisettaTX
White Deer ↔ Daisetta528 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.

White DeerDaisetta
People
Population 1,191Highest 1,016Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% -4.5%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.1±5.4Highest 4% below TX 32.7±6Lowest 8% below TX
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.9%±2.5Highest TX: 25% 25.7%±9.9Lowest TX: 25%
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.9%±5Highest TX: 13.4% 8%±5.5Lowest TX: 13.4%
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.3%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.7Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±2.1Lowest TX: 6.2%
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $87,292±$33kHighest 11% above TX $65,557±$2kLowest 16% below TX
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,700±$59kLowest 59% below TX $118,500±$68kHighest 58% below TX
Daisetta and White Deer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $866±$63Lowest 38% below TX $1,278±$302Highest 9% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,815Lowest 57% below TX $1,948Highest 54% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.4%±28.4Highest TX: 51.7% 27.3%±38.6Lowest TX: 51.7%
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest TX: 13.8% 14.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.1%Highest TX: 62.6% 72.3%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 36 yrs older than TX 1976Highest 16 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 5% above TX 29 minHighest 10% above TX
Work from home 11.5%±8.8Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±3.2Lowest TX: 14.4%
White Deer and Daisetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 9%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.3 miLowest 45.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.54Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Amarillo (18%)Houston (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DaisettaFew work in White Deer
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.1Lowest 58.9Highest
Schools
School district WHITE DEER ISDHULL-DAISETTA ISD
High school in town White Deer H SHull-Daisetta H S
Students per teacherat that high school 8.8Highest 6.5Lowest
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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