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Texas City Rankings

How cities and counties in Texas compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Southlake$250,000+
  2. 2. Lakeway$190,060
  3. 3. Keller$174,950

Most Expensive Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Southlake$1,014,500
  2. 2. Lakeway$841,300
  3. 3. Bee Cave$776,400

Most Affordable Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Port Arthur$107,400
  2. 2. Jacksonville$119,800
  3. 3. Pharr$121,900

Cities with the Highest Rent in Texas

  1. 1. Southlake$3,500+/mo
  2. 2. Lakeway$2,981/mo
  3. 3. Dripping Springs$2,234/mo

Most Educated Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Southlake74.6%
  2. 2. Lakeway74%
  3. 3. Coppell69.9%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Texas

  1. 1. Nacogdoches31.5%
  2. 2. College Station29.2%
  3. 3. Port Arthur29%

Most Densely Populated Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Bedford4,894
  2. 2. Garland4,341
  3. 3. Allen4,176

Largest Cities in Texas by Population

  1. 1. Houston2,328,253
  2. 2. San Antonio1,479,835
  3. 3. Dallas1,307,930

Youngest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. College Station22.9 years
  2. 2. Stephenville25.1 years
  3. 3. San Marcos25.5 years

Oldest Cities in Texas by Median Age

  1. 1. Horseshoe Bay64.6 years
  2. 2. Wimberley57.1 years
  3. 3. Granbury51 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Dripping Springs+106.6%
  2. 2. Georgetown+50.3%
  3. 3. Leander+47.8%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Bee Cave-6.8%
  2. 2. Coppell-2.8%
  3. 3. Bedford-2.4%

Fastest-Growing Cities in Texas Since 2010

  1. 1. Dripping Springs+175.2%
  2. 2. Bee Cave+132.7%
  3. 3. Leander+123.3%

Climate

Warmest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Brownsville76.3°F
  2. 2. Harlingen75.7°F
  3. 3. McAllen75.5°F

Coldest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Amarillo58.7°F
  2. 2. Lubbock61.9°F
  3. 3. Sherman63.6°F

Snowiest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Amarillo17.2 in
  2. 2. Abilene3.7 in
  3. 3. Wichita Falls3.1 in

Wettest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. Beaumont65.1 in
  2. 2. Baytown64.7 in
  3. 3. Port Arthur62.1 in

Driest Cities in Texas

  1. 1. El Paso8.8 in
  2. 2. Odessa12.3 in
  3. 3. Midland13.6 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Texas

  1. 1. Harris County99.9
  2. 2. Dallas County99.7
  3. 3. Bexar County99.4

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Texas

  1. 1. Loving County0.0
  2. 2. King County0.3
  3. 3. Terrell County0.4

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in Texas

  1. 1. Harris County$2.22B
  2. 2. Dallas County$973.2M
  3. 3. Collin County$716.3M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in Texas

  1. 1. Anderson County3
  2. 2. Andrews County3
  3. 3. Angelina County3

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in Texas

  1. 1. El Paso County67
  2. 2. Cameron County61
  3. 3. Harris County61

Counties with the Cleanest Air in Texas

  1. 1. Karnes County7
  2. 2. Wilson County7
  3. 3. Lubbock County23

Counties in the Worst Drought in Texas

  1. 1. Wilbarger County482.6
  2. 2. Foard County456.3
  3. 3. Hardeman County451.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.