These Are The 10 Best Suburbs In Texas For 2018

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Are you sick of being a city slicker?

Do you long for life in suburban Texas? Where you can drive your overly-large vehicle to the store for groceries, and schlep the kids around to practices and appointments without worrying about a parking space?

We do too.

Public transportation is…icky at times. When you have to call an Uber to get to urgent care on a Friday night, that gets old after a while.

So, the question is, if you wanted to move out to the suburbs of Austin, where would you go? And how would you decide on the ranking factors to help you pick which Texas suburb was best?

No worries. We got it all figured out here.

These are the 10 best suburbs in the Lone Star State:

West University Place is the place to be when it comes to being a soccer mom in suburban Texas.

So if you’re thinking of packing up your mini van and making a move to a quiet place to live in Texas, we’ve got you covered.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology. Or, check out the best places to live in Texas and the best places to raise a family in Texas.

How do you determine which suburb is the best in Texas anyways?

To give you the best suburbs in Texas, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s a “best city” and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

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How we crunched the suburb numbers for the Lone Star State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of Texas, we looked at every town between 5,000 and 200,000 residents, and within 30 miles of a city that’s over 200,000 people (In other words, suburbs).

We paid particular attention to:

Median Home Values
Median Income
Population Density (Higher is Better)
Unemployment Rates
Commute Time
Education Levels
Health Insurance Coverage
Poverty Rates

We ranked each suburb in Texas across a number of criteria from one to 136, with one being the best.

We then took the average rank across all criteria, with the town posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Suburb To Live In Texas”.

The result is some of the safest, quiet, and awesome places to live in Texas

Read on to see why West University Place is the ‘burb with the most, while Hutchins is probably not the best place to live in Texas.

1. West University Place

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Population: 15,318
Median Income: $220,868
Median Home Price: $917,800
West University Place is located 5 miles south of Houston.

2. University Park

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Population: 24,346
Median Income: $198,438
Median Home Price: $1,102,500
University Park is located 4 miles north of Dallas.

3. Bellaire

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Population: 18,140
Median Income: $187,805
Median Home Price: $770,500
Bellaire is located 7 miles west of Houston.

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4. Terrell Hills

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Population: 5,190
Median Income: $180,128
Median Home Price: $635,100
Terrell Hills is located 4 miles east of San Antonio.

5. Trophy Club

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Population: 10,987
Median Income: $133,457
Median Home Price: $328,800
Trophy Club is located 16 miles west of Irving.

6. Colleyville

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Population: 24,982
Median Income: $162,183
Median Home Price: $432,600
Colleyville is located 10 miles west of Irving.

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7. Highland Park

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Population: 8,986
Median Income: $189,485
Median Home Price: $1,253,600
Highland Park is located 3 miles north of Dallas.

8. Coppell

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Population: 40,631
Median Income: $114,839
Median Home Price: $317,900
Coppell is located 7 miles north of Irving.

9. Southlake

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Population: 29,101
Median Income: $189,432
Median Home Price: $586,400
Southlake is located 12 miles west of Irving.

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10. Keller

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Population: 44,250
Median Income: $122,292
Median Home Price: $311,700
Keller is located 12 miles north of Fort Worth.

There You Have It – The Best Suburbs In Texas

Here’s a look at the worst suburbs in Texas according to the data:

Hutchins
Robstown
Terrell

For more Texas reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Best Suburbs In Texas

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Median Home Price
West University Place	1	15,318	$220,868	$917,800
University Park	2	24,346	$198,438	$1,102,500
Bellaire	3	18,140	$187,805	$770,500
Terrell Hills	4	5,190	$180,128	$635,100
Trophy Club	5	10,987	$133,457	$328,800
Colleyville	6	24,982	$162,183	$432,600
Highland Park	7	8,986	$189,485	$1,253,600
Coppell	8	40,631	$114,839	$317,900
Southlake	9	29,101	$189,432	$586,400
Keller	10	44,250	$122,292	$311,700
Fair Oaks Ranch	11	8,582	$125,119	$421,000
Flower Mound	12	69,966	$123,492	$292,600
Allen	13	94,710	$102,215	$234,600
Alamo Heights	14	7,814	$110,980	$513,900
Murphy	15	20,015	$118,843	$304,100
Frisco	16	145,646	$117,642	$300,900
Cibolo	17	25,256	$91,827	$206,900
Heath	18	7,992	$150,319	$407,000
Sachse	19	23,329	$93,270	$184,200
Melissa	20	6,844	$101,518	$193,100
Cedar Park	21	63,551	$87,466	$230,900
Helotes	22	8,329	$114,063	$273,000
Mansfield	23	63,141	$90,216	$204,800
Friendswood	24	38,272	$95,241	$241,700
Fate	25	9,234	$99,667	$195,500
Lakeway	26	13,662	$113,591	$403,800
Sugar Land	27	85,681	$108,504	$283,400
Prosper	28	15,236	$120,270	$378,700
Fairview	29	8,235	$73,339	$331,900
Seabrook	30	13,038	$84,764	$199,800
Bee Cave	31	5,802	$93,160	$518,200
Mckinney	32	156,821	$83,257	$228,500
Celina	33	7,236	$94,856	$255,200
Corinth	34	20,764	$87,167	$191,500
Pearland	35	106,238	$96,954	$194,200
Buda	36	11,936	$72,020	$201,500
Leander	37	36,204	$83,550	$180,700
Pflugerville	38	55,712	$77,899	$183,500
Wylie	39	45,655	$82,139	$163,500
Richardson	40	108,350	$74,877	$209,500
Portland	41	16,144	$59,199	$149,800
Benbrook	42	22,403	$66,448	$147,000
Bedford	43	48,864	$62,701	$169,700
Grapevine	44	50,538	$81,571	$258,400
Georgetown	45	59,436	$64,256	$222,300
The Colony	46	40,757	$73,830	$159,400
Little Elm	47	35,553	$87,933	$177,100
Round Rock	48	112,767	$74,087	$192,500
Rockwall	49	41,672	$89,173	$205,700
Hutto	50	21,241	$72,543	$153,000
Rowlett	51	59,203	$85,565	$168,500
Roanoke	52	7,055	$62,878	$216,900
Schertz	53	37,597	$77,139	$179,000
Addison	54	15,363	$70,559	$307,300
North Richland Hills	55	67,994	$63,537	$160,200
Midlothian	56	21,530	$72,956	$162,900
Live Oak	57	15,021	$61,873	$123,500
Carrollton	58	129,266	$70,072	$183,100
Selma	59	8,866	$78,157	$164,800
Saginaw	60	21,680	$81,070	$130,000
Manvel	61	7,402	$82,170	$167,400
Anna	62	10,335	$76,198	$155,500
Windcrest	63	5,709	$75,972	$171,800
Deer Park	64	33,517	$78,703	$141,200
Burleson	65	41,962	$72,670	$143,900
Forney	66	16,842	$73,524	$160,400
Kyle	67	34,080	$72,191	$158,400
Boerne	68	13,066	$61,259	$225,600
New Braunfels	69	67,097	$61,618	$177,200
Euless	70	53,675	$58,606	$159,400
Watauga	71	24,322	$65,329	$109,500
Weatherford	72	28,284	$57,759	$145,500
Converse	73	21,169	$63,240	$133,300
Kennedale	74	7,413	$71,875	$170,900
La Porte	75	34,922	$70,681	$126,500
Sunnyvale	76	5,871	$126,250	$311,400
Farmers Branch	77	32,211	$61,255	$152,000
Lake Dallas	78	7,575	$68,785	$150,800
Lewisville	79	102,327	$57,549	$161,700
Leon Valley	80	10,990	$57,817	$147,000
Richland Hills	81	8,033	$50,481	$111,000
Lucas	82	6,585	$133,419	$480,400
Crowley	83	14,453	$66,559	$120,500
Stafford	84	18,026	$59,402	$164,400
River Oaks	85	7,666	$42,054	$85,500
Hurst	86	38,690	$55,807	$150,600
Cedar Hill	87	47,457	$68,150	$139,100
Joshua	88	6,316	$51,762	$151,400
Waxahachie	89	32,536	$55,385	$135,600
Red Oak	90	11,663	$70,250	$154,000
Rockport	91	10,197	$57,958	$203,500
Desoto	92	51,854	$60,350	$147,800
Azle	93	11,054	$57,923	$121,500
Slaton	94	6,068	$40,328	$56,200
Denton	95	128,421	$50,487	$162,700
Kirby	96	8,441	$44,063	$82,500
Dickinson	97	19,583	$68,300	$139,400
Katy	98	16,632	$71,739	$156,400
Grand Prairie	99	185,631	$60,246	$132,600
Richmond	100	11,939	$48,111	$99,100