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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Same ranking, other places
- The 50 Hippest Small Towns in America
- The 25 Hippest Small Towns in Pennsylvania
- The 25 Hippest Small Towns in New York
- The 25 Hippest Small Towns in Michigan
- The 25 Hippest Small Towns in California
- The 25 Hippest Small Towns in New Jersey
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)