The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Texas
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas. #1 is Highland Park, TX.
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25Smithville, Texas
More walkable than 92% 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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24Marlin, Texas
More walkable than 92% 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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23Travis Ranch, Texas
More walkable than 92% of Texas towns
7,324 people · Kaufman County · median home $345,400 · income $83,801 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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22Hillsboro, Texas
More walkable than 92% of Texas towns
8,221 people · Hill County · median home $157,900 · income $56,083 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow
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21Nocona, Texas
More walkable than 93% of Texas towns
3,002 people · Montague County · median home $122,400 · income $42,731 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow
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20Cisco, Texas
More walkable than 93% of Texas towns
3,883 people · Eastland County · median home $104,300 · income $58,550 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow
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19La Grange, Texas
More walkable than 93% 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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18Lake Worth, Texas
More walkable than 93% of Texas towns
4,711 people · Tarrant County · median home $236,700 · income $81,910 · Jan low 37°F · 2 in snow
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17Crockett, Texas
More walkable than 93% of Texas towns
6,332 people · Houston County · median home $121,100 · income $38,869 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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16West Orange, Texas
More walkable than 94% of Texas towns
3,459 people · Orange County · median home $110,700 · income $60,323 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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15Edgecliff Village, Texas
More walkable than 94% of Texas towns
3,788 people · Tarrant County · median home $280,000 · income $85,242 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow
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14Savannah, Texas
More walkable than 96% of Texas towns
6,529 people · Denton County · median home $400,000 · income $142,868 · Jan low 34°F · 3 in snow
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13Meadows Place, Texas
More walkable 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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12Nassau Bay, Texas
More walkable than 97% 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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11Slaton, Texas
More walkable than 98% 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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10Windcrest, Texas
More walkable than 98% 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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9El Lago, Texas
More walkable than 99% of Texas towns
3,090 people · Harris County · median home $320,900 · income $95,625 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow
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8Terrell Hills, Texas
More walkable than 99% 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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7Sansom Park, Texas
More walkable than 99% of Texas towns
5,454 people · Tarrant County · median home $158,200 · income $42,257 · Jan low 35°F · 2 in snow
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6Cameron Park, Texas
More walkable than 99% of Texas towns
6,099 people · Cameron County · median home $74,800 · income $36,089 · Jan low 53°F · 0 in snow
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5River Oaks, Texas
More walkable than 99% of Texas towns
7,646 people · Tarrant County · median home $223,800 · income $63,500 · Jan low 37°F · 2 in snow
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4Jacinto City, Texas
More walkable than 99% of Texas towns
9,613 people · Harris County · median home $156,200 · income $47,318 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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3Cockrell Hill, Texas
More walkable than 100% of Texas towns
3,815 people · Dallas County · median home $189,800 · income $52,292 · Jan low 38°F · 2 in snow
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2Alamo Heights, Texas
More walkable than 100% 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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1Highland Park, Texas
More walkable than 100% of Texas towns
8,864 people · Dallas County · median home $1,989,900 · income $250,001 · Jan low 38°F · 2 in snow
Price vs ranking
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- 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)