The Town Files

The 25 Best Small Towns for Young Professionals in Texas

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

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Best Small Towns for Young Professionals in Texas1. Cross Mountain100th pct2. Lackland AFB99th pct3. Alamo Heights99th pct4. Rancho Viejo99th pct5. Nassau Bay98th pct6. Shavano Park98th pct7. Westworth Village98th pct8. Pantego98th pct9. Roanoke97th pct10. Bee Cave97th pct11. Marble Falls97th pct12. Alpine97th pct13. Hudson Bend96th pct14. Shenandoah96th pct15. Commerce95th pct16. Meadows Place95th pct17. Hollywood Park95th pct18. Hackberry95th pct19. Highland Park94th pct20. Pilot Point94th pct21. Barton Creek94th pct22. El Lago94th pct23. Woodway93rd pct24. Hempstead93rd pct25. Taylor Lake Village93rd pct
  1. 25Taylor Lake Village, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 93% of Texas towns

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

  2. 24Hempstead, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 93% of Texas towns

    5,430 people · Waller County · median home $160,700 · income $60,041 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  3. 23Woodway, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 93% of Texas towns

    9,383 people · McLennan County · median home $370,500 · income $115,108 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22El Lago, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 94% of Texas towns

    3,090 people · Harris County · median home $320,900 · income $95,625 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Barton Creek, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 94% of Texas towns

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

  6. 20Pilot Point, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 94% of Texas towns

    4,381 people · Denton County · median home $292,500 · income $97,933 · Jan low 34°F · 2 in snow

  7. 19Highland Park, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 94% of Texas towns

    8,864 people · Dallas County · median home $1,989,900 · income $250,001 · Jan low 38°F · 2 in snow

  8. 18Hackberry, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 95% of Texas towns

    2,973 people · Denton County · median home $416,600 · income $109,769 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Hollywood Park, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 95% of Texas towns

    3,130 people · Bexar County · median home $481,900 · income $138,378 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Meadows Place, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 95% of Texas towns

    4,767 people · Fort Bend County · median home $271,100 · income $90,057 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

  11. 15Commerce, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 95% of Texas towns

    9,090 people · Hunt County · median home $161,600 · income $44,386 · Jan low 33°F · 1 in snow

  12. 14Shenandoah, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 96% of Texas towns

    3,499 people · Montgomery County · median home $395,200 · income $61,833 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Hudson Bend, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 96% of Texas towns

    4,005 people · Travis County · median home $678,400 · income $95,703 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Alpine, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 97% of Texas towns

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

  15. 11Marble Falls, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 97% of Texas towns

    7,037 people · Burnet County · median home $338,800 · income $57,925 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Bee Cave, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 97% of Texas towns

    9,144 people · Travis County · median home $776,400 · income $111,172 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Roanoke, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 97% of Texas towns

    9,665 people · Denton County · median home $466,900 · income $97,295 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Pantego, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 98% of Texas towns

    2,568 people · Tarrant County · median home $363,300 · income $71,293 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow

  19. 7Westworth Village, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 98% of Texas towns

    2,585 people · Tarrant County · median home $318,200 · income $86,429 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Shavano Park, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 98% of Texas towns

    3,524 people · Bexar County · median home $906,900 · income $164,583 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Nassau Bay, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 98% of Texas towns

    5,347 people · Harris County · median home $374,600 · income $71,696 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Rancho Viejo, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 99% of Texas towns

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

  23. 3Alamo Heights, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 99% of Texas towns

    7,357 people · Bexar County · median home $779,400 · income $183,088 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2Lackland AFB, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 99% of Texas towns

    9,467 people · Bexar County · median home — · income $73,646 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Cross Mountain, Texas

    Better for young professionals than 100% of Texas towns

    3,944 people · Bexar County · median home $580,700 · income $205,164 · Jan low 37°F · 0 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: