Living in Devine, Texas: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 5.3% below the U.S. average in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area.
More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Devine to say.
A safer neighborhood11 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 2.3 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 11.7 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
Schools in town4 public schools: 2 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
A hospital close byMedina Regional Hospital in Hondo, about 19 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big citySan Antonio is about 32 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Devine meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $167,900U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 11%Medina County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $725 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Homes owned by the people living in them: 69%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill: $2,130 a yearTexas: $4,232
Homes built before 1940: 0%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 9%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 94.7U.S. average = 100 (the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 11% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area, not Devine alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 4,6522020: 4,308
Median age: 45.6 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 26%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 25%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 13%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 1%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Schools, health care and social services (26%); professional and business services (12%); farming, forestry and mining (11%)
Unemployment rate: 0%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 33 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 4%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 19%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Medina Regional Hospital, Hondo, TX, about 19 miles away. It's a critical access hospital (a small rural hospital with 25 or fewer beds). Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Nearest general hospital: Methodist Hospital Atascosa, Jourdanton, TX, about 25 miles away. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

4 public schools in Devine, run by Devine Isd.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Texas's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet: 58%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription: 78%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 42°F
July average high: 96°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 120 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 16 a year
Rain and melted snow: 29.6 inches a year
Snow: 0 inches a year
Elevation: 658 feet

Weather station: Lytle 3W (7 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Medina Regional HospitalEmergency room19

San Antonio, TXMetro of 2.8 million32

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Medina Regional Hospital, San Antonio.

Medina County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park29 miles

Read about Devine's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Natalia, TX1,400 people, 4 miles
Lytle, TX3,600 people, 9 miles
LaCoste, TX1,300 people, 13 miles
Castroville, TX3,400 people, 15 miles
Somerset, TX1,900 people, 16 miles
Von Ormy, TX1,200 people, 17 miles

Smaller places

Bigfoot, TX (unincorporated)1,067 people, 7 miles
Moore, TX (unincorporated)372 people, 9 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.