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Pine IslandTX

A town of 1,271.

Population
1,271
2025 Census estimate · +18% since 2020
Median home value
$353K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
697
A job hub

Is Pine Island a good place to live?

Pine Island’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Only 28 of Texas’ 999 towns score lower on walkability. Pine Island’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Pine Island has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestD−WalkabilityC−HealthCCost of living

What makes Pine Island stand out

Where Pine Island beats most towns.

29Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsB+
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,271 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Prairie View · 4 miHempstead · 4 miWaller · 6 miBellville · 16 miPattison · 17 miSan Felipe · 19 mi

How Pine Island grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Pine Island is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.7 of 20; 0.2% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthBellville Medical Center 15.7 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $353K, 4.3 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →SchoolsBehind 63% of Texas districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Jobs & income$55K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryDOpen →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 96° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.3; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Pine Island: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Island, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerCity of HempsteadEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterTara Park Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pine Island’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWaller Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWaller County Early Voting ClerkWaller County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7744577445 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Pine Island.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

About one in three of Pine Island’s working residents commute to Houston

Most working residents leave Pine Island for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Pine Island grew to 697 in 2023, 468 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Houston (30%), Hempstead (5%) and Prairie View (4%).

2%work in town
Pine IslandTexas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town2.2%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line13%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Pine Island2%
Houston30%
Hempstead5%
Prairie View4%
College Station3%
34 mi
median commute distance
697
jobs based in Pine Island
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Full pagePine Island’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here697 jobs based here · A job hubWhere people work2% work in Pine IslandCommute times33 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 34 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC−

Health in Pine Island trails 80% of U.S. towns

Pine Island beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Pine Island, where Texas’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. 15% of adults have diabetes in Pine Island.

20%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Pine IslandTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)20%18%8.1%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%13%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)25%24%19%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better19 too close to call11 worse
What stands outPine IslandTX
More adults treating high blood pressure77.5%74.1%
More adults with COPD8%5.7%
Bellville Medical Center
15.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pagePine Island’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby15.7 miles to an ER · Bellville Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Low risk in Pine Island, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
Full pagePine Island’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Pine IslandGet ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Pine Island

Pine Island has warm winters and hot summers. The July high in Pine Island is 95°F.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter43–64°
Spring58–80°
Summer73–94°
Fall59–81°
Dec 2
typical first frost
Feb 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
Full pagePine Island’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 41°Rain & snow46″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsD

0.2% of Pine Island is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.2%conserved
0.2%
conserved · 14 of 5,965 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Waller County Fairgrounds—14
Full pagePine Island’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk14 acres · Waller County FairgroundsConserved land0.2% conserved · 14 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Pine Island?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C

A home in Pine Island sells for about $170K at the median

Pine Island’s median rent is $929 a month.

$170Kmedian sale price
Pine IslandTexas townsU.S. towns
Median rent$929 a month$1,208 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home77%69%73%
1
homes sold in April
Full pagePine Island’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 3.1 years of incomeRents$929 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pine Island

17pages on Pine Island
The big questions
SchoolsC+Behind 63% of TX districtsHealthC−Better than TX on 1 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingCWork & commuteC+$55K median household income · 697 jobs hereNatural hazardsB+FEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD0 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions54 nearby · The John Fairey Garden under 1 miLibraryC−Waller County LibraryCollegesPrairie View A & M University is 3.5 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate96° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Island

Prairie View A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Prairie View3.5 mi$11,299 in-state tuition

About 11 of every 100 Pine Island residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A job hub

Every workday, about 687 people come to Pine Island for work

Where Pine Island’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Houston Houston 30% 5% → Hempstead Hempstead 5% 4% → Prairie View Prairie View 4% 3% → College Station College Station 3% 3% → Waller Waller 3% 2% → Tomball Tomball 2% Pine Island · 2% stay
697jobs based in Pine Island
2%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pine Island

Town in Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Pine Island is a town in Waller County, Texas, United States near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 359 and Farm to Market Road 3346. The population was 1,077 at the 2020 census. It is not affiliated with the uninhabited island of the same name in Lake Livingston.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
9.4 sq mi
Elevation
197 ft
Area code
979

Questions about Pine Island

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pine Island, TX expensive?

The typical home is worth about $353,000, 19% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.