Two Texas suburbs found their way onto Niche.com’s latest rankings of the best cities to live in.
The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, was named the #2 best city to live in. Plano, a suburb of Dallas, was named the #6 best city to live in.
The #1 best city to live in the USA according to this list? Naperville, IL.
Here’s how other Texas cities ranked for 2025:
- #2 – The Woodlands
- #6 – Plano
- #14 – Richardson
- #26 – Round Rock
- #29 – Austin
- #33 – College Station
- #47 – Irving
- #57 – Denton
- #66 – Lubbock
- #74 – Houston
- #81 – McAllen
- #82 – El Paso
- #86 – Tyler
- #94 – Dallas
- #96 – Wichita Falls
- #97 – Abilene
- #99 – Arlington
- #114 – Waco
- #117 – Amarillo
- #118 – San Antonio
- #136 – Corpus Christi
- #142 – Fort Worth
- #155 – Midland
- #167 – Brownsville
- #174 – Laredo
- #177 – Beaumont
Dallas folks will be happy since they beat Fort Worth.
Though we’re not sure how many cities will be happy they ranked lower than Lubbock.
Any cities missing from this list?
Any ranking changes you would make?
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Niche.com puts out this annual list to compare cities and find the best places to live in the USA. The editors look at things like; cost of living, public schools, crime, weather, diversity, and housing among other things to rank each city on.
