The Town Files

The 25 Hippest Small Towns in Texas

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas. #1 is Alpine, TX.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Hippest Small Towns in Texas1. Alpine100th pct2. Nassau Bay100th pct3. La Grange100th pct4. Llano100th pct5. Highland Park99th pct6. Alamo Heights99th pct7. Hudson Bend99th pct8. Terrell Hills98th pct9. Gilmer98th pct10. Smithville98th pct11. Clyde98th pct12. Clifton98th pct13. Balcones Heights98th pct14. Westworth Village98th pct15. Windcrest97th pct16. Slaton97th pct17. Atlanta97th pct18. Meadows Place97th pct19. Coleman97th pct20. Olney97th pct21. Commerce96th pct22. Marlin96th pct23. Mineola96th pct24. Pilot Point96th pct25. Hollywood Park96th pct
  1. 25Hollywood Park, Texas

    Hipper than 96% of Texas towns

    3,130 people · Bexar County · median home $481,900 · income $138,378 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Pilot Point, Texas

    Hipper than 96% of Texas towns

    4,381 people · Denton County · median home $292,500 · income $97,933 · Jan low 34°F · 2 in snow

  3. 23Mineola, Texas

    Hipper than 96% of Texas towns

    4,823 people · Wood County · median home $215,700 · income $53,000 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  4. 22Marlin, Texas

    Hipper than 96% of Texas towns

    5,462 people · Falls County · median home $66,000 · income $36,426 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Commerce, Texas

    Hipper than 96% of Texas towns

    9,090 people · Hunt County · median home $161,600 · income $44,386 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  6. 20Olney, Texas

    Hipper than 97% of Texas towns

    3,007 people · Young County · median home $95,100 · income $36,250 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow

  7. 19Coleman, Texas

    Hipper than 97% of Texas towns

    3,912 people · Coleman County · median home $71,900 · income $34,613 · Jan low 35°F · 2 in snow

  8. 18Meadows Place, Texas

    Hipper than 97% of Texas towns

    4,767 people · Fort Bend County · median home $271,100 · income $90,057 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Atlanta, Texas

    Hipper than 97% of Texas towns

    5,433 people · Cass County · median home $160,100 · income $60,259 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  10. 16Slaton, Texas

    Hipper than 97% of Texas towns

    5,858 people · Lubbock County · median home $84,600 · income $56,676 · Jan low 30°F · 5 in snow

  11. 15Windcrest, Texas

    Hipper than 97% of Texas towns

    5,865 people · Bexar County · median home $302,000 · income $89,844 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Westworth Village, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    2,585 people · Tarrant County · median home $318,200 · income $86,429 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Balcones Heights, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    2,746 people · Bexar County · median home $199,500 · income $29,375 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Clifton, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    3,465 people · Bosque County · median home $160,000 · income $64,653 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11Clyde, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    3,811 people · Callahan County · median home $151,200 · income $68,184 · Jan low 30°F · 3 in snow

  16. 10Smithville, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    3,922 people · Bastrop County · median home $254,400 · income $59,977 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Gilmer, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    4,843 people · Upshur County · median home $166,700 · income $44,316 · Jan low 33°F · 2 in snow

  18. 8Terrell Hills, Texas

    Hipper than 98% of Texas towns

    5,045 people · Bexar County · median home $838,400 · income $186,400 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Hudson Bend, Texas

    Hipper than 99% of Texas towns

    4,005 people · Travis County · median home $678,400 · income $95,703 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Alamo Heights, Texas

    Hipper than 99% of Texas towns

    7,357 people · Bexar County · median home $779,400 · income $183,088 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Highland Park, Texas

    Hipper than 99% of Texas towns

    8,864 people · Dallas County · median home $1,989,900 · income $250,001 · Jan low 38°F · 2 in snow

  22. 4Llano, Texas

    Hipper than 100% of Texas towns

    3,325 people · Llano County · median home $234,100 · income $48,309 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3La Grange, Texas

    Hipper than 100% of Texas towns

    4,391 people · Fayette County · median home $338,700 · income $53,547 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2Nassau Bay, Texas

    Hipper than 100% of Texas towns

    5,347 people · Harris County · median home $374,600 · income $71,696 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Alpine, Texas

    Hipper than 100% of Texas towns

    6,035 people · Brewster County · median home $219,800 · income $60,139 · Jan low 31°F · 2 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Texas towns0255075100$49K$264K$478K$692K$907KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Texas.

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Methodology. We ranked 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: