Ranked for Retirees
Best Places to Live in Texas for Retirees
Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1HoustonPopulation 2,296,253 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #2San AntonioPopulation 1,445,662 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #3Corpus ChristiPopulation 317,804 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #4LaredoPopulation 255,293 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #5BeaumontPopulation 114,573 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #6MissionPopulation 85,755 · solid overall livability74% match
- #7BryanPopulation 84,820 · solid overall livability74% match
- #8Missouri CityPopulation 74,517 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #9HarlingenPopulation 71,497 · solid overall livability74% match
- #10VictoriaPopulation 65,481 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #11Port ArthurPopulation 55,897 · solid overall livability74% match
- #12GalvestonPopulation 53,265 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #13Texas CityPopulation 53,084 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #14ChannelviewPopulation 43,204 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #15SchertzPopulation 42,545 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #16WeslacoPopulation 40,858 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #17RosenbergPopulation 38,722 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #18LufkinPopulation 34,165 · solid overall livability74% match
- #19SeguinPopulation 30,318 · solid overall livability74% match
- #20Eagle PassPopulation 28,166 · solid overall livability74% match
- #21ConversePopulation 28,052 · solid overall livability74% match
- #22Lake JacksonPopulation 27,954 · solid overall livability74% match
- #23AlvinPopulation 27,325 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #24KingsvillePopulation 25,265 · mixed overall livability74% match
- #25Canyon LakePopulation 32,035 · mixed overall livability72% 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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