The 25 Best Quiet, Affordable Small Towns to Retire 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 Ozona, TX.

1. 25Henrietta, Texas

   Retirement: 77th percentile · Quiet: 61st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 75th percentile

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

2. 24Muleshoe, Texas

   Retirement: 54th percentile · Quiet: 66th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 95th percentile

   5,160 people · Bailey County · median home $98,600 · income $69,097 · Jan low 20°F · 8 in snow

3. 23Crane, Texas

   Retirement: 60th percentile · Quiet: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 72nd percentile

   3,478 people · Crane County · median home $164,900 · income $73,150 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

4. 22New Boston, Texas

   Retirement: 58th percentile · Quiet: 71st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 88th percentile

   4,612 people · Bowie County · median home $111,500 · income $63,937 · Jan low 32°F · 2 in snow

5. 21Refugio, Texas

   Retirement: 66th percentile · Quiet: 70th 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

6. 20Spearman, Texas

   Retirement: 82nd percentile · Quiet: 53rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 86th percentile

   3,171 people · Hansford County · median home $124,000 · income $68,617 · Jan low 20°F · 12 in snow

7. 19Abernathy, Texas

   Retirement: 83rd percentile · Quiet: 58th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 80th percentile

   2,865 people · Hale County · median home $176,400 · income $87,531 · Jan low 24°F · 7 in snow

8. 18Hamilton, Texas

   Retirement: 67th percentile · Quiet: 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 72nd percentile

   2,895 people · Hamilton County · median home $102,100 · income $43,780 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

9. 17Edna, Texas

   Retirement: 75th percentile · Quiet: 69th 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

10. 16Hallettsville, Texas

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · Quiet: 78th 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

11. 15San Saba, Texas

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · Quiet: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 66th percentile

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

12. 14Lakehills, Texas

    Retirement: 88th percentile · Quiet: 94th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 53rd percentile

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

13. 13Jourdanton, Texas

    Retirement: 84th percentile · Quiet: 73rd 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

14. 12San Diego, Texas

    Retirement: 61st percentile · Quiet: 86th 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. 11Ballinger, Texas

    Retirement: 74th percentile · Quiet: 82nd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    3,619 people · Runnels County · median home $109,400 · income $58,870 · Jan low 31°F · 1 in snow

16. 10Childress, Texas

    Retirement: 80th percentile · Quiet: 68th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 94th percentile

    5,737 people · Childress County · median home $85,900 · income $57,644 · Jan low 29°F · 6 in snow

17. 9Coleman, Texas

    Retirement: 97th percentile · Quiet: 68th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 77th percentile

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

18. 8Friona, Texas

    Retirement: 88th percentile · Quiet: 75th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 83rd percentile

    4,171 people · Parmer County · median home $125,500 · income $66,801 · Jan low 22°F · 13 in snow

19. 7Olney, Texas

    Retirement: 93rd percentile · Quiet: 91st percentile · Home value ÷ income: 63rd percentile

    3,007 people · Young County · median home $95,100 · income $36,250 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow

20. 6Karnes City, Texas

    Retirement: 77th percentile · Quiet: 87th 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

21. 5Seymour, Texas

    Retirement: 99th percentile · Quiet: 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 72nd percentile

    2,575 people · Baylor County · median home $93,200 · income $40,212 · Jan low 28°F · 2 in snow

22. 4Stamford, Texas

    Retirement: 86th percentile · Quiet: 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 95th percentile

    2,907 people · Jones County · median home $64,700 · income $46,940 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

23. 3Clarksville, Texas

    Retirement: 92nd percentile · Quiet: 87th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 91st percentile

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

24. 2Haskell, Texas

    Retirement: 99th percentile · Quiet: 96th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 88th percentile

    3,089 people · Haskell County · median home $104,500 · income $62,378 · Jan low 29°F · 3 in snow

25. 1Ozona, Texas

    Retirement: 86th percentile · Quiet: 98th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 100th percentile

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

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