Houston suburbs among best places to live in Texas | Houston suburbs among best places to live in Texas | https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/news/newstalk-texas/?Item=679 | 2015-06-18T15:58:00Z | 2015-06-18T06:20:00Z |
HOUSTON - The Woodlands and four area Houston suburbs ranked in the top ten best places to live in Texas, according to a new study from NerdWallet.
They looked into a number of different metrics to determine a city's quality of life, including public schools, commute time, homeownership and unemployment rates.
The Woodlands took the top spot with top scores for education, low crime and unemployment rates.
Of the 50 cities on the list, Houston came in at No. 47, behind San Antonio at No. 43 and Dallas at No. 46.
Top 10 Best Places to Live in Texas
Location |
Population |
Homeownership
Rate |
Unemp.
Rate |
1. The Woodlands |
101,423 |
73.7% |
3.0% |
2. Allen |
87,213 |
78.0% |
4.4% |
3. Frisco |
123,663 |
75.5% |
3.9% |
4. Sugar Land |
80,755 |
81.3% |
3.7% |
5. McKinney |
137,643 |
69.9% |
3.0% |
6. Pearland |
94,098 |
79.7% |
3.6% |
7. Plano |
266,740 |
64.0% |
4.3% |
8. League City |
86,136 |
74.1% |
4.1% |
9. Missouri City |
68,244 |
84.5% |
5.0% |
10. Carrollton |
122,613 |
62.8% |
5.1% |
Read more at Houston Business Journal and see Nerdwallet for the full report.
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