Best Places to Live in Texas for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1Lake JacksonPopulation 27,954 · solid overall livability77% match
2. #2AmarilloPopulation 200,360 · solid overall livability74% match
3. #3TylerPopulation 106,440 · solid overall livability72% match
4. #4Port ArthurPopulation 55,897 · solid overall livability72% match
5. #5LubbockPopulation 258,190 · mixed overall livability64% match
6. #6AlvinPopulation 27,325 · mixed overall livability62% match
7. #7McAllenPopulation 142,722 · solid overall livability54% match
8. #8MissionPopulation 85,755 · solid overall livability54% match
9. #9Del RioPopulation 34,722 · solid overall livability53% match
10. #10Eagle PassPopulation 28,166 · solid overall livability49% match
11. #11Texas CityPopulation 53,084 · mixed overall livability46% match
12. #12BrownsvillePopulation 186,999 · mixed overall livability44% match
13. #13DentonPopulation 142,262 · mixed overall livability44% match
14. #14BeaumontPopulation 114,573 · mixed overall livability44% match
15. #15EdinburgPopulation 100,964 · mixed overall livability44% match
16. #16PharrPopulation 79,434 · solid overall livability44% match
17. #17HarlingenPopulation 71,497 · solid overall livability44% match
18. #18WeslacoPopulation 40,858 · mixed overall livability44% match
19. #19San JuanPopulation 35,463 · solid overall livability44% match
20. #20WeatherfordPopulation 32,168 · mixed overall livability44% match
21. #21GreenvillePopulation 28,923 · mixed overall livability44% match
22. #22Balch SpringsPopulation 27,322 · mixed overall livability44% match
23. #23VictoriaPopulation 65,481 · mixed overall livability41% match
24. #24ConversePopulation 28,052 · solid overall livability41% match
25. #25AbilenePopulation 126,356 · mixed overall livability41% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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