The 10 Safest Cities In Texas For 2021

The 10 Safest Cities In Texas For 2021

1. Trophy Club

Trophy Club is no stranger to our lists -- they always find a place somewhere on the positive rankings. It has been acknowledged multiple times by D Magazine as one of the best places to live in Dallas-Fort Worth.

This year, they rank as the safest city in Texas thanks to a drop in violent crimes.

We're sure the town will add this ranking to their trophy case. Am I rite?

2. Fate

Fate sounds like an ominous name, but if you're fated to live here, know that you'll be in the second safest spot in Texas. Fate is one of the fastest growing cities in Texas, with a population explosion of over 1,000% since 2000.

Folks just can't get enough of this Dallas suburb. It's pretty impressive that a place could grow so fast and still only record 6 violent crimes over a year. On top of that, Fate had the sixth safest lowest property crime rate in Texas over 2019.

Fate has rock-bottom poverty levels, a sub 3% unemployment rate, and your typical household rakes in around $110373 each year. The only catch is that overall cost of living in Fate is 22% higher than the Texas average.

Fulshear made a big jump up to the #3 spot this year, considering it wasn't even in the top ten on last year's list. While Fulshear didn't take the gold medal in either violent or property crime in Texas, solid rankings in each category earned it the third place ranking overall. Fulshear had about six times less violent crime and four times less property crime than the statewide average. Whether you're playing disc golf or walking along the stream, you'll be totally safe at Flewellen Creek Park.

Fulshear scored a 9.5/10 on our overall snackability score with impressive ratings in education, housing, and of course, safety! Fulshear is located an hour west of Houston.

A quickly-growing El Paso suburb, Horizon City ranks as the fourth safest place in Texas. The US-Mexico border is often considered a dangerous place, but Horizon City belies that theory by having the eighth safest lowest violent crime rate in the state.

Homes in Horizon City sell for around $121500 and a typical household earns an income of $60431.

The overall crime rate in Horizon City is 76% below the national average, meaning you can visit any of the city's parks without fear of criminal activity.

5. Colleyville

Colleyville is a city and suburb of Fort Worth located in northeast Tarrant County and it fell from atop it's perch of the safest place in Texas this year. It now stands at number six.

A small increase in property crime is to blame, but nothing to get worried about as it still has 10 on our SnackAbility Score -- putting it in the top 5% of places to live in the country.

6. Murphy

Murphy, or I would probably call it, Murph, ranks as the sixth safest city in Texas, up a bit from its ranking last year.

The suburb of Dallas dates back to the 1800s, which is probably why it's so safe -- people pay more attention around old things.

7. Fair Oaks Ranch

Fair Oaks Ranch ranks as the fifth safest city in Texas thanks to blend of moderate safety in both categories. It could be fair to say that Fair Oaks Ranch is a fairly great place to live.

It's a burb of San Antonio and should have a fair on the fairgrounds each year if doesn't. I can see it now "Come to the Fair Oaks Ranch fairgrounds for the Texas state fair."

Situated in Bailey County, the city of Muleshoe doesn't have a very impressive name, but its crime numbers are incredible. The city only had 20 property crimes over 2019, giving it the third safest lowest property crime rate in Texas.

Plus, nature-lovers enjoy being able to spot all sorts of unique wildlife at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.

As if all that wasn't reason enough to move to Muleshoe, consider that it's also one of the most affordable places in Texas, with a home price to income ratio that allows residents to save more or put their cash to other uses.

Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Highland Village clocks in as Texas's ninth least dangerous place to live.

Poverty and unemployment rates are low in Highland Village, which surely contributes to its low crime rate. I mean, when the median household earns $147222, there's not really much point in committing crimes, is there? Homes sell for around $360600 and the overall cost of living is about 24% higher than the national average.

But it's well worth it, considering you have awesome amenities around, like theThe Shops at Highland Village. Most property crimes that go down in Highland Village are just larcenies, and the city only recorded 8 violent crimes over 2019.

10. University Park

Not going to lie if you want to live in University Park, one of the best Dallas suburbs around, you'll need deep pockets.

Homes in University Park sell for a median price of $1295500, and the overall cost of living score is 216, while the national average is 100.

That's just the price you pay to live in the place with the sixth safest lowest violent crime rate in Texas. The property crime rate in University Park is higher than most places on this list, but with some improvements in that category, you might just find this city in the top five by next year.

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