How does your Texas town grade?

We grade 1,012 Texas cities and towns and 2,617 neighborhoods on cost, schools, crime, commute, errands, health and more. Every grade comes from public data. Nobody pays to be on this site.

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Map of 1012 Texas places shaded by grade

Texas rankings people ask for

Best for familiesFulshear, Flower Mound, Trophy ClubBest for young professionalsUniversity Park, Richardson, West University PlaceBest to retireTaylor Lake Village, Trophy Club, PanhandleBest for remote workersTaylor Lake Village, Cross Mountain, Cinco RanchCheapest places to liveWest Odessa, Pharr, San ElizarioSafest citiesFair Oaks Ranch, Trophy Club, ColleyvilleBest public schoolsUniversity Park, Southlake, LucasBest small townsTaylor Lake Village, Bunker Hill Village, PanhandleFastest-growing citiesFulshear, Celina, Princeton

The top of each size class

A big city is never graded against a small town. Each place is compared with Texas places of a similar size.

Cities of 50,000+

  1. 1A+Flower MoundDenton County
  2. 2A+FriscoCollin County
  3. 3A+AllenCollin County
  4. 4A+Sugar LandFort Bend County
  5. 5A+The WoodlandsMontgomery County
  6. 6APlanoCollin County
  7. 7AMcKinneyCollin County
  8. 8ALeague CityGalveston County
  9. 9APearlandBrazoria County
  10. 10ACarrolltonDallas County

Cities of 10,000 to 50,000

  1. 1A+West University PlaceHarris County
  2. 2A+Trophy ClubDenton County
  3. 3A+FulshearFort Bend County
  4. 4A+University ParkDallas County
  5. 5A+CoppellDallas County
  6. 6A+ColleyvilleTarrant County
  7. 7A+Cinco RanchFort Bend County
  8. 8A+BellaireHarris County
  9. 9A+SouthlakeTarrant County
  10. 10A+Brushy CreekWilliamson County

Towns of 1,000 to 10,000

  1. 1A+Taylor Lake VillageHarris County
  2. 2A+Bunker Hill VillageHarris County
  3. 3A+PanhandleCarson County
  4. 4A+Cross MountainBexar County
  5. 5A+Red LickBowie County
  6. 6A+Shavano ParkBexar County
  7. 7A+BushlandPotter County
  8. 8A+Seis LagosCollin County
  9. 9A+Southside PlaceHarris County
  10. 10A+The HillsTravis County

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Best suburbs, metro by metro

Every city and town around each big Texas city, ranked with distance to downtown.

Best suburbs of Dallas-Fort WorthFlower Mound, Trophy Club, University ParkBest suburbs of HoustonTaylor Lake Village, Bunker Hill Village, West University PlaceBest suburbs of AustinThe Hills, Rollingwood, Brushy CreekBest suburbs of San AntonioCross Mountain, Shavano Park, Hollywood ParkBest suburbs of McAllenPalmhurst, Hidalgo, MissionBest suburbs of WacoCrawford, Willow Grove, WoodwayBest suburbs of BeaumontHamshire, Beauxart Gardens, Central GardensBest suburbs of BrownsvilleSouth Point, Palm Valley, Rancho ViejoBest suburbs of El PasoVinton, Horizon City, CanutilloBest suburbs of LongviewHallsville, White Oak, Lake CherokeeBest suburbs of Corpus ChristiPortland, Lamar, OdemBest suburbs of KilleenSalado, Kempner, HollandBest suburbs of LubbockRansom Canyon, Shallowater, SundownBest suburbs of ShermanVan Alstyne, Gunter, TiogaBest suburbs of AbilenePotosi, Merkel, Cross PlainsBest suburbs of AmarilloPanhandle, Bushland, ClaudeBest suburbs of TylerHideaway, Bullard, LindaleBest suburbs of Wichita FallsLakeside City, Iowa Park, Archer City

What goes into a grade

Ten parts of daily life, each scored from 0 to 100 against similar places. The overall grade weights them like this:

Cost of living 16%, Jobs and income 12%, Schools 14%, Safety 12%, Errands and things to do 10%, Getting around 10%, Education levels 6%, Health 10%, Home ownership 6%, Internet access 4%.

Where the numbers come from

Census Bureau surveys for cost, income and commute. Texas Education Agency ratings for schools. Crime reported by local police to the FBI. FEMA for flood and storm risk. NOAA for weather. Overture Maps for shops and parks.

Who lives in a place is shown for information only and never changes a grade.

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