White DeerTX
A town of 1,082, settled in 1889.
Is White Deer a good place to live?
The best of White Deer’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. Only 56 of Texas’ 998 towns score higher on cost of living. Only 52 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life. White Deer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes White Deer stand out
Where White Deer beats most towns.
Typical home value
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,082 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How White Deer grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far White Deer is from typical.
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Moving to White Deer: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Deer, and how to reach them.
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 White Deer.
White Deer has 1.5 jobs for every working resident, and 404 people commute in
Most working residents leave White Deer for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in White Deer grew to 429 in 2023, 370 more than in 2013. White Deer’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| White Deer | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
White Deer’s public schools trail 52% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by White Deer ISD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Deer ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 166 | B− |
| White Deer H SLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 156 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The typical home in White Deer is valued at about $157K
The typical White Deer home is worth about $157,000, up 9.2% in a year, 47% below the Texas typical home. White Deer’s median rent is $866 a month, against $1,208 a month in Texas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| White Deer | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $866 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
High risk in White Deer, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in White Deer
White Deer has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in White Deer is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, White Deer is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
White Deer beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 12% of White Deer adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| White Deer | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | White Deer | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.2% | 19.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Deer Rodeo | — | 7 |
| 2. White Deer City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about White Deer
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of White Deer; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 White Deer residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Every workday, about 404 people come to White Deer for work
Where White Deer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about White Deer
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Deer, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.