Best places to live in Texas
4 Texas metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Texas
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 4 tracked Texas metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.2%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 36.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 14.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 7.4%
- Other or two or more
- 4.1%
Diversity index 86/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 60.0 | #14 of 103 | $424k | 67 | 37 | 41° / 97° | 81 |
| 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 59.3 | #18 of 103 | $365k | 54 | 37 | 37° / 96° | 88 |
| 3 | Houston | 51.9 | #46 of 103 | $308k | 49 | 37 | 45° / 94° | 89 |
| 4 | San Antonio | 47.2 | #68 of 103 | $279k | 29 | 37 | 39° / 95° | 74 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.