Ranked for Young Families
Best Places to Live in Texas for Young Families
Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1DentonPopulation 142,262 · mixed overall livability73% match
- #2CarrolltonPopulation 132,284 · solid overall livability61% match
- #3Farmers BranchPopulation 35,985 · solid overall livability61% match
- #4La PortePopulation 35,782 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #5TylerPopulation 106,440 · solid overall livability51% match
- #6DuncanvillePopulation 40,288 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #7Lake JacksonPopulation 27,954 · solid overall livability51% match
- #8University ParkPopulation 25,179 · solid overall livability51% match
- #9ArlingtonPopulation 393,469 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #10IrvingPopulation 254,962 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #11MidlandPopulation 132,490 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #12Round RockPopulation 120,465 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #13OdessaPopulation 113,353 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #14San AngeloPopulation 99,422 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #15EulessPopulation 60,360 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #16BedfordPopulation 49,455 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #17WaxahachiePopulation 41,801 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #18Big SpringPopulation 25,949 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #19ForneyPopulation 25,269 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #20AustinPopulation 958,202 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #21AmarilloPopulation 200,360 · solid overall livability41% match
- #22McAllenPopulation 142,722 · solid overall livability41% match
- #23BeaumontPopulation 114,573 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #24EdinburgPopulation 100,964 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #25MissionPopulation 85,755 · solid 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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