Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Measured against area pay, Devine costs less to live in than 68% of U.S. towns
It ranks #113 of 642 in Texas for affordability. Down 3% in a year, 19% below the Texas typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area ($76K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
Only 4 sales in September 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
In dollars, homes in Devine cost less than the Texas typical home. But the grade compares costs with what households in the area earn, and San Antonio-area incomes are lower too ($76K, against $74K for the typical U.S. town). Property tax takes 1.27% of a home’s value a year (Texas: 1.49%), and 86% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $240Ktypical home, 19% below the Texas typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $1,080a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 95prices across the San Antonio metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 95)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.2 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$76K, San Antonio-area income
- 11%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 86%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Texas: 52%Census 2020–24
- 28%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What Devine’s housing numbers say
About three in four renters are stretched
86% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent, against 52% across Texas. A standard two-bedroom would take 34% of the median household income. Renting ↓
Prices are 13% below their 2022 peak
The typical Devine home peaked at $278K in July 2022 and is worth about $240K now. Texas as a whole is 6% off its own peak. Over five years, Devine is down 2.6%. Price trend ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025 (2025 partly estimated); incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Devine’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Devine is more affordable than 68% of U.S. towns, #113 of 642 in Texas. The share of households paying 30%+ for housing pulls the grade down most; rent holds it up.
Values have lagged Texas: the typical Devine home is down 2.6% in five years, against 10.1% statewide (Zillow).
Down 2.6% in five years
Slower than Texas (10.1%).
Show as a table
| January | Devine | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $167,000 | $188,000 |
| 2018 | $178,000 | $200,000 |
| 2019 | $189,000 | $212,000 |
| 2020 | $207,000 | $221,000 |
| 2021 | $227,000 | $240,000 |
| 2022 | $257,000 | $284,000 |
| 2023 | $261,000 | $310,000 |
| 2024 | $249,000 | $308,000 |
| 2025 | $253,000 | $308,000 |
| 2026 | $244,000 | $300,000 |
| September 2026 | $240,000 | $296,000 |
A typical Devine home worth $162K in October 2016 is worth about $240K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A typical home costs 2.2 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Devine’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Devine home, with $41K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $430 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Devine’s typical property tax (1.27% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080
Renters already here pay a median of $725, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Medina County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Devine in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 0.7 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Devine has permitted 60 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Devine's population fell by 26 even though 102 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Texas: 2.6 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $638,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $638,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $850,000 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $771,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $960,000 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $676,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $201,000 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2014 | 33 | 9 | 24 | $1.7 million |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2012 | 18 | 6 | 12 | $1.5 million |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $677,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2009 | 22 | 6 | 16 | $1.2 million |
| 2008 | 11 | 9 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| 2007 | 19 | 13 | 6 | $2.4 million |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $929,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $565,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $357,000 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $436,000 |
Devine's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs below the Texas norm
The median bill is $2,130 (Texas: $4,232), 1.27% of a home’s value a year, against 1.49% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Devine
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, or Texas. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 95 | TX 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | TX 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 82 | TX 88 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 96 | TX 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Devine and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devine | B+ | $240K | $168K | 1.27% | $1,080 |
Questions about the cost of living in Devine
Is Devine expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Devine costs less than 68% of U.S. towns: a B+ for cost of living, #113 of 642 in Texas. The typical home costs 2.2 years of the median household income of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area ($76K).
How much does a house cost in Devine?
About $240K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, down 3.0% in a year. The Texas typical home is $296K.
What salary do you need to live in Devine?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $65,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $1,510 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $43,000.
How much is rent in Devine?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,080 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $725 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Devine?
The median bill is $2,130 a year, 1.27% of the median home value (Texas: $4,232, 1.49%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Devine going up?
No: down 3.0% in the past year and -2.6% in five years, against 10.1% across Texas (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Devine buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.