The 25 Best Small Towns to Retire in Texas With the Fewest Tornadoes

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 Llano, TX.

1. 25Hallettsville, Texas

   Retirement: 93rd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 70th percentile

   2,731 people · Lavaca County · median home $163,000 · income $55,718 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

2. 24Laguna Vista, Texas

   Retirement: 93rd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 70th percentile

   3,520 people · Cameron County · median home $255,900 · income $63,632 · Jan low 52°F · 0 in snow

3. 23Horseshoe Bay, Texas

   Retirement: 92nd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 73rd percentile

   4,257 people · Llano County · median home $549,800 · income $96,794 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

4. 22Luling, Texas

   Retirement: 81st percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 85th percentile

   5,599 people · Caldwell County · median home $210,300 · income $54,818 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

5. 21Weston Lakes, Texas

   Retirement: 95th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 73rd percentile

   3,853 people · Fort Bend County · median home $673,600 · income $145,394 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

6. 20Henrietta, Texas

   Retirement: 77th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 92nd percentile

   3,111 people · Clay County · median home $145,600 · income $66,630 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow

7. 19Jourdanton, Texas

   Retirement: 84th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 85th percentile

   4,094 people · Atascosa County · median home $171,000 · income $83,512 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

8. 18The Hills, Texas

   Retirement: 99th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 70th percentile

   2,613 people · Travis County · median home $846,000 · income $158,250 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

9. 17Sonora, Texas

   Retirement: 72nd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 98th percentile

   2,502 people · Sutton County · median home $143,200 · income $71,848 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

10. 16Wimberley, Texas

    Retirement: 100th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 70th percentile

    2,839 people · Hays County · median home $550,800 · income $80,362 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

11. 15Coleman, Texas

    Retirement: 97th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 73rd percentile

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

12. 14Kingsland, Texas

    Retirement: 82nd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 89th percentile

    7,028 people · Llano County · median home $230,700 · income $57,268 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

13. 13Smithville, Texas

    Retirement: 84th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 87th percentile

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

14. 12Presidio, Texas

    Retirement: 71st percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 100th percentile

    3,264 people · Presidio County · median home $78,800 · income $40,800 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

15. 11Clarksville, Texas

    Retirement: 92nd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 79th percentile

    2,857 people · Red River County · median home $53,700 · income $33,014 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

16. 10Bulverde, Texas

    Retirement: 78th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 97th percentile

    5,692 people · Comal County · median home $420,200 · income $112,188 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

17. 9Dripping Springs, Texas

    Retirement: 86th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 91st percentile

    4,650 people · Hays County · median home $635,600 · income $109,364 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

18. 8Columbus, Texas

    Retirement: 88th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 91st percentile

    3,699 people · Colorado County · median home $241,700 · income $49,418 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

19. 7Glen Rose, Texas

    Retirement: 88th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 91st percentile

    2,659 people · Somervell County · median home $261,000 · income $74,722 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

20. 6Ozona, Texas

    Retirement: 86th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 94th percentile

    2,663 people · Crockett County · median home $66,900 · income $81,622 · Jan low 30°F

21. 5Falfurrias, Texas

    Retirement: 91st percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 89th percentile

    4,609 people · Brooks County · median home $79,900 · income $49,167 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

22. 4Lakehills, Texas

    Retirement: 88th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 95th percentile

    5,295 people · Bandera County · median home $259,000 · income $90,110 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

23. 3San Saba, Texas

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 91st percentile

    3,117 people · San Saba County · median home $124,000 · income $50,373 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow

24. 2Alpine, Texas

    Retirement: 98th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 94th percentile

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

25. 1Llano, Texas

    Retirement: 98th percentile · Tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950: 95th percentile

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

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