The Town Files

The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Texas

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas. #1 is Holly Lake Ranch, TX.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Quietest Small Towns in Texas1. Holly Lake Ranch100th pct2. Bolivar Peninsula100th pct3. Ozona98th pct4. Haskell96th pct5. Horseshoe Bay95th pct6. Columbus95th pct7. Lakehills94th pct8. Pecan Plantation93rd pct9. Barton Creek91st pct10. Olney91st pct11. Wimberley91st pct12. Hideaway90th pct13. Laguna Vista88th pct14. Circle D-KC Estates88th pct15. Karnes City87th pct16. Clarksville87th pct17. Lago Vista86th pct18. San Diego86th pct19. Palacios85th pct20. Port Aransas84th pct21. Hamilton84th pct22. Rosita83rd pct23. Crane83rd pct24. Seymour83rd pct25. Luling82nd pct
  1. 25Luling, Texas

    Quieter than 82% of Texas towns

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

  2. 24Seymour, Texas

    Quieter than 83% of Texas towns

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

  3. 23Crane, Texas

    Quieter than 83% of Texas towns

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

  4. 22Rosita, Texas

    Quieter than 83% of Texas towns

    3,501 people · Maverick County · median home $131,200 · income $37,407 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Hamilton, Texas

    Quieter than 84% of Texas towns

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

  6. 20Port Aransas, Texas

    Quieter than 84% of Texas towns

    2,904 people · Nueces County · median home $588,700 · income $88,947 · Jan low 50°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Palacios, Texas

    Quieter than 85% of Texas towns

    4,395 people · Matagorda County · median home $153,800 · income $52,620 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18San Diego, Texas

    Quieter than 86% of Texas towns

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

  9. 17Lago Vista, Texas

    Quieter than 86% of Texas towns

    8,896 people · Travis County · median home $420,000 · income $113,457 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Clarksville, Texas

    Quieter than 87% of Texas towns

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

  11. 15Karnes City, Texas

    Quieter than 87% of Texas towns

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

  12. 14Circle D-KC Estates, Texas

    Quieter than 88% of Texas towns

    2,588 people · Bastrop County · median home $385,100 · income $93,958 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Laguna Vista, Texas

    Quieter than 88% of Texas towns

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

  14. 12Hideaway, Texas

    Quieter than 90% of Texas towns

    3,201 people · Smith County · median home $335,100 · income $109,712 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  15. 11Wimberley, Texas

    Quieter than 91% of Texas towns

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

  16. 10Olney, Texas

    Quieter than 91% of Texas towns

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

  17. 9Barton Creek, Texas

    Quieter than 91% of Texas towns

    3,356 people · Travis County · median home $2,000,001 · income $203,947 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Pecan Plantation, Texas

    Quieter than 93% of Texas towns

    6,236 people · Hood County · median home $418,100 · income $104,993 · Jan low 31°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Lakehills, Texas

    Quieter than 94% of Texas towns

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

  20. 6Columbus, Texas

    Quieter than 95% of Texas towns

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

  21. 5Horseshoe Bay, Texas

    Quieter than 95% of Texas towns

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

  22. 4Haskell, Texas

    Quieter than 96% of Texas towns

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

  23. 3Ozona, Texas

    Quieter than 98% of Texas towns

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

  24. 2Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

    Quieter than 100% of Texas towns

    2,769 people · Galveston County · median home $315,500 · income $75,547 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Holly Lake Ranch, Texas

    Quieter than 100% of Texas towns

    2,951 people · Wood County · median home $260,200 · income $70,179 · Jan low 33°F · 2 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Texas towns0255075100$49K$264K$478K$692K$907KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Texas.

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Methodology. We ranked 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: