The 16 Best Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Texas With Mild Winters

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 Falfurrias, TX.

1. 16Bridge City, Texas

   Retirement: 60th percentile · January average low (°F): 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 72nd percentile

   9,546 people · Orange County · median home $202,800 · income $88,958 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

2. 15Inez, Texas

   Retirement: 81st percentile · January average low (°F): 85th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

   2,641 people · Victoria County · median home $236,500 · income $82,838 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

3. 14San Leon, Texas

   Retirement: 64th percentile · January average low (°F): 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 69th percentile

   6,135 people · Galveston County · median home $183,100 · income $75,446 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

4. 13Taft, Texas

   Retirement: 52nd percentile · January average low (°F): 81st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 88th percentile

   2,801 people · San Patricio County · median home $124,200 · income $73,032 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

5. 12Bishop, Texas

   Retirement: 55th percentile · January average low (°F): 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

   3,174 people · Nueces County · median home $111,800 · income $58,152 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

6. 11La Joya, Texas

   Retirement: 56th percentile · January average low (°F): 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile

   4,457 people · Hidalgo County · median home $108,000 · income $53,526 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

7. 10Karnes City, Texas

   Retirement: 77th percentile · January average low (°F): 63rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 88th percentile

   3,111 people · Karnes County · median home $93,400 · income $55,354 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

8. 9Hallettsville, Texas

   Retirement: 93rd percentile · January average low (°F): 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

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

9. 8Jourdanton, Texas

   Retirement: 84th percentile · January average low (°F): 66th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile

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

10. 7Refugio, Texas

    Retirement: 66th percentile · January average low (°F): 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    2,712 people · Refugio County · median home $94,800 · income $48,750 · Jan low 45°F · 1 in snow

11. 6Edna, Texas

    Retirement: 75th percentile · January average low (°F): 80th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile

    5,987 people · Jackson County · median home $117,800 · income $59,600 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

12. 5Cotulla, Texas

    Retirement: 57th percentile · January average low (°F): 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 96th percentile

    3,718 people · La Salle County · median home $93,100 · income $70,067 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

13. 4Rancho Viejo, Texas

    Retirement: 83rd percentile · January average low (°F): 100th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

    2,838 people · Cameron County · median home $264,500 · income $90,714 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow

14. 3San Diego, Texas

    Retirement: 61st percentile · January average low (°F): 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile

    3,748 people · Duval County · median home $85,600 · income $53,174 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

15. 2Taylor Lake Village, Texas

    Retirement: 86th percentile · January average low (°F): 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 72nd percentile

    3,704 people · Harris County · median home $388,900 · income $165,875 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

16. 1Falfurrias, Texas

    Retirement: 91st percentile · January average low (°F): 80th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile

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

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