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Windthorst vs Pine Forest

349 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2× in Windthorst) and jobs per worker (3.5× in Pine Forest).

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Windthorst, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 537 people
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Pine Forest, TXA regional job hubTexas · 519 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.

WindthorstKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 97%of TX districts All about Windthorst →
Pine ForestA regional job hub
Work507 jobsbased in Pine Forest, a regional job hub All about Pine Forest →
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.

Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Windthorst
Windthorst $2,540Pine Forest $1,279
Jobs per worker3.5×
Pine Forest is more of a job hub
Pine Forest 2.56Windthorst 0.74
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Windthorst

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.

Windthorst$1,910/mo
Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.23% · or rent about $1,031/mo · Housing →
Pine Forest$920/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $1,069/mo · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Windthorst and Pine Forest.

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

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
A+WindthorstBetter than 97% of districts in the state –Pine ForestNot graded
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
WindthorstPine Forest
Snow a year3″0″
January low31°F43°F
July high97°F92°F
Growing season (days)231d299d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th87th
Outdoors & history
WindthorstPine Forest
Archive photos1—
Community
WindthorstPine Forest
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

349 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WindthorstTXPine ForestTX
Windthorst ↔ Pine Forest349 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.

WindthorstPine Forest
People
Population 537Highest 519Lowest
Median age 35.6±9Lowest about the TX average 37.4±6.7Highest 5% above TX
Pine Forest and Windthorst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±7.2Lowest TX: 25% 28.5%±6.3Highest TX: 25%
Pine Forest and Windthorst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.6%±8.6Highest TX: 13.4% 12.5%±2.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Windthorst and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Highest TX: 33.8% 11.9%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±4.8Highest TX: 6.2% 3.7%±3.4Lowest TX: 6.2%
Windthorst and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,179±$44kLowest 17% below TX $98,068±$28kHighest 25% above TX
Pine Forest and Windthorst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,300±$115kHighest 27% below TX $155,600±$38kLowest 45% below TX
Windthorst and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,031±$863Lowest 27% below TX $1,069±$281Highest 24% below TX
Pine Forest and Windthorst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,540Highest 40% below TX $1,279Lowest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85%±90.6Highest TX: 51.7% 11.8%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%
Windthorst and Pine Forest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88%Lowest TX: 62.6% 90.3%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest 13 yrs older than TX 1982Highest 10 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% below TX 22 minLowest 17% below TX
Work from home 1%±1.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 8.7%±9.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Pine Forest and Windthorst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.74Lowest 2.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wichita Falls (32%)Beaumont (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine ForestFew work in Windthorst
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.9Highest 7.8Lowest
Schools
School district WINDTHORST ISD—
High school in town Windthorst H S—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9 —
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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