The 25 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in Texas
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Alamo Heights, TX.
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25Daingerfield, Texas
Median year built: 88th percentile · Walkability: 86th percentile
2,522 people · Morris County · median home $100,200 · income $57,500 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow
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24Comanche, Texas
Median year built: 91st percentile · Walkability: 84th percentile
4,211 people · Comanche County · median home $125,700 · income $51,981 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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23Hillsboro, Texas
Median year built: 85th percentile · Walkability: 92nd percentile
8,221 people · Hill County · median home $157,900 · income $56,083 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow
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22Hamilton, Texas
Median year built: 97th percentile · Walkability: 80th percentile
2,895 people · Hamilton County · median home $102,100 · income $43,780 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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21Windcrest, Texas
Median year built: 79th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
5,865 people · Bexar County · median home $302,000 · income $89,844 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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20Brady, Texas
Median year built: 91st percentile · Walkability: 86th percentile
5,118 people · McCulloch County · median home $138,800 · income $46,250 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow
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19West Orange, Texas
Median year built: 83rd percentile · Walkability: 94th percentile
3,459 people · Orange County · median home $110,700 · income $60,323 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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18Tulia, Texas
Median year built: 97th percentile · Walkability: 81st percentile
4,473 people · Swisher County · median home $81,100 · income $32,288 · Jan low 23°F · 11 in snow
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17Richland Hills, Texas
Median year built: 97th percentile · Walkability: 81st percentile
8,621 people · Tarrant County · median home $248,100 · income $66,721 · Jan low 36°F · 2 in snow
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16Childress, Texas
Median year built: 95th percentile · Walkability: 83rd percentile
5,737 people · Childress County · median home $85,900 · income $57,644 · Jan low 29°F · 6 in snow
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15Castle Hills, Texas
Median year built: 92nd percentile · Walkability: 86th percentile
3,978 people · Bexar County · median home $419,400 · income $95,391 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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14Lake Worth, Texas
Median year built: 88th percentile · Walkability: 93rd percentile
4,711 people · Tarrant County · median home $236,700 · income $81,910 · Jan low 37°F · 2 in snow
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13Smithville, Texas
Median year built: 90th percentile · Walkability: 92nd percentile
3,922 people · Bastrop County · median home $254,400 · income $59,977 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow
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12Marlin, Texas
Median year built: 90th percentile · Walkability: 92nd percentile
5,462 people · Falls County · median home $66,000 · income $36,426 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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11Taft, Texas
Median year built: 93rd percentile · Walkability: 89th percentile
2,801 people · San Patricio County · median home $124,200 · income $73,032 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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10Nassau Bay, Texas
Median year built: 85th percentile · Walkability: 97th percentile
5,347 people · Harris County · median home $374,600 · income $71,696 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow
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9Falfurrias, Texas
Median year built: 97th percentile · Walkability: 88th percentile
4,609 people · Brooks County · median home $79,900 · income $49,167 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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8Nocona, Texas
Median year built: 97th percentile · Walkability: 93rd percentile
3,002 people · Montague County · median home $122,400 · income $42,731 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow
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7Cisco, Texas
Median year built: 99th percentile · Walkability: 93rd percentile
3,883 people · Eastland County · median home $104,300 · income $58,550 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow
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6Slaton, Texas
Median year built: 94th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
5,858 people · Lubbock County · median home $84,600 · income $56,676 · Jan low 30°F · 5 in snow
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5Jacinto City, Texas
Median year built: 96th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
9,613 people · Harris County · median home $156,200 · income $47,318 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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4Terrell Hills, Texas
Median year built: 98th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
5,045 people · Bexar County · median home $838,400 · income $186,400 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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3River Oaks, Texas
Median year built: 99th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
7,646 people · Tarrant County · median home $223,800 · income $63,500 · Jan low 37°F · 2 in snow
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2Cockrell Hill, Texas
Median year built: 99th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
3,815 people · Dallas County · median home $189,800 · income $52,292 · Jan low 38°F · 2 in snow
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1Alamo Heights, Texas
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
7,357 people · Bexar County · median home $779,400 · income $183,088 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
- The 50 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in America
- The 25 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in Pennsylvania
- The 25 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in New York
- The 25 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in Michigan
- The 25 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in California
- 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)