10 Best Places To Raise A Family In Texas For 2018

If you’re like the rest of us, you’re looking for the perfect place for your family. But you have a strict criteria; the city has to be safe, affordable, and stimulating. Basically, the place you move – or even visit – has to be outright perfect.

Is that attainable? Perhaps not, but we’ll get you as close as we can.

Promise.

According to the United States Census, the number of American families who move is trending downwards Why is that? Perhaps it has to do with the ‘safety net’ factor: We get comfortable where we live, and we’re afraid to try a new move. What if the schools are bad? What if it’s dangerous?

Well, we can pretty much guarantee that if you choose the cities we’re mentioning below, you won’t lose any sleep whatsoever.

So, where are the best cities for families in Texas? We’ve got the answers here.

These are the best cities to raise a family in the Lone Star State:

1. Southlake (Photos | Homes For Sale)
2. Bellaire (Photos | Homes For Sale)
3. Sachse (Photos | Homes For Sale)
4. Prosper (Photos | Homes For Sale)
5. Midlothian (Photos | Homes For Sale)
6. Crowley (Photos | Homes For Sale)
7. Mansfield (Photos | Homes For Sale)
8. Canyon (Photos | Homes For Sale)
9. Wylie (Photos | Homes For Sale)
10. Hutto (Photos | Homes For Sale)

If you’re thinking of making a move to Texas, and want a family-friendly place, we’ve got you covered. And if you already have kids, we’re surprised you made it this far into the article and hope your little ones give you a couple of more minutes of free time.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology.

Or, check out some more reading about Texas and the best places for families in the country:

• Best Places To Live In Texas
• Cheapest Places To Live In Texas
• Best Cities To Raise A Family In America
• Best States To Raise A Family In America

How do you determine which place is best for families in Texas anyways?

To give you the places in Texas which are best for families, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s family-friendly and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

How we crunched the family friendly numbers for the Lone Star State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of Texas, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:

• Crime (Both violent and property)
• Quality of local schools
• Distance to a major city without necessarily being in it
• % of households with children
• Family-friendly amenities nearby (museums, libraries and colleges)

We then gave each city a Family Score.

The higher the score, the better the city is for families. We also limited our results to cities with populations over 10,000 people. For Texas, that meant a total of 211 cities.

Read on to see why Southlake is where all the families are headed, while Bellmead is probably a place made for singles.

Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26,575. Southlake is known for public schools, Southlake Town Square, its wealth, Gateway Church and Carroll High School’s 8-time state champion Football and Men’s Swim & Dive team.

Bellaire is a city in southwest Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 16,855 and is surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place.

Sachse is a city in Collin and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Texas and is part of the DFW Metroplex. A northeastern suburb of Dallas, the city population was 20,329, as of the 2010 census. Sachse is located right off Texas State Highway 78 and is approximately 1 mile north of the President George Bush Turnpike and Firewheel Town Center.

Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. The city is 25 miles southwest of Dallas. It is the hub for the cement industry in North Texas as it is the home to three separate cement production facilities, as well as a steel mill. The population of Midlothian grew by 121% between 2000 and 2010, to a population of 18,037.

Crowley is a city located mainly in Tarrant County in the U.S. state of Texas. A tiny portion of the city extends into Johnson County. The population was 12,838 at the 2010 census.

Mansfield is a suburban city located mostly in Tarrant county, with small parts in Ellis and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area. Its location is almost equidistant to Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,368, up from 28,031 in 2000. The estimated population in 2014 was 62,246.

Canyon is a city in, and the county seat of, Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,303 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Canyon is the home of West Texas A&M University and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, and the world-famous outdoor musical drama Texas.

Not to be confused with the unincorporated area of Wylie, Taylor County, Texas, in the city limits of Abilene.

Hutto is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 14,698 at the 2010 census.

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There You Have It – The Best Places To Grow Up In Texas

If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Texas ranked by criteria that most would agree make a place a great spot for families, this is an accurate list.

Here’s a look at the best cities for singles Texas according to the data:

1. Bellmead
2. Addison
3. Stafford

For more Texas reading, check out:

• 10 Safest Places In Texas
• These Are The 10 Richest Cities In Texas
• These Are The 10 Best Places To Retire In Texas For 2018

Detailed List Of The Best Places For Families In Texas

Rank	City	Population	Amenities Score
1	Southlake	29,101	36
2	Bellaire	18,140	42
3	Sachse	23,329	38
4	Prosper	15,236	34
5	Midlothian	21,530	51
6	Crowley	14,453	50
7	Mansfield	63,141	55
8	Canyon	14,533	63
9	Wylie	45,655	38
10	Hutto	21,241	37
11	Portland	16,144	32
12	Little Elm	35,553	54
13	Saginaw	21,680	52
14	Colleyville	24,982	51
15	Keller	44,250	57
16	Allen	94,710	43
17	Frisco	145,646	54
18	Rockwall	41,672	44
19	Friendswood	38,272	33
20	Coppell	40,631	61
21	Flower Mound	69,966	52
22	Gatesville	12,538	43
23	Buda	11,936	61
24	Murphy	20,015	43
25	Leander	36,204	37
26	Waxahachie	32,536	57
27	Mckinney	156,821	39
28	Azle	11,054	50
29	Brenham	16,535	60
30	Richmond	11,939	75
31	Weatherford	28,284	53
32	Fredericksburg	10,997	53
33	Watauga	24,322	44
34	Stephenville	19,561	43
35	Cedar Park	63,551	49
36	Athens	12,796	54
37	Seagoville	15,701	35
38	The Colony	40,757	53
39	University Park	24,346	42
40	Lockhart	13,222	36
41	Rowlett	59,203	33
42	Schertz	37,597	60
43	Trophy Club	10,987	44
44	Snyder	11,541	35
45	Benbrook	22,403	48
46	Georgetown	59,436	42
47	Angleton	19,245	47
48	Taylor	16,492	46
49	Kerrville	22,926	47
50	Socorro	32,988	35
51	Cibolo	25,256	48
52	West University Place	15,318	38
53	Cedar Hill	47,457	36
54	Lancaster	38,426	40
55	Anna	10,335	34
56	Boerne	13,066	33
57	Conroe	74,482	66
58	Uvalde	16,353	49
59	Carrollton	129,266	39
60	Kyle	34,080	53
61	Laredo	251,671	56
62	Dumas	14,963	54
63	Belton	20,138	35
64	Kilgore	14,658	50
65	Forney	16,842	41
66	El Paso	678,058	70
67	Denison	23,080	64
68	Hidalgo	13,449	61
69	Farmers Branch	32,211	60
70	Kingsville	26,177	50
71	Richardson	108,350	55
72	Gainesville	16,169	46
73	Plano	279,088	60
74	Terrell	16,626	63
75	Borger	13,001	49
76	Santa Fe	12,839	39
77	Red Oak	11,663	36
78	Cleburne	29,759	40
79	Corinth	20,764	59
80	Eagle Pass	28,209	52
81	Brownwood	19,081	39
82	Burleson	41,962	60
83	Grapevine	50,538	43
84	Corsicana	23,923	36
85	Galena Park	11,119	55
86	Dickinson	19,583	46
87	Denton	128,421	66
88	Irving	232,013	51
89	New Braunfels	67,097	43
90	Deer Park	33,517	43
91	Forest Hill	12,774	34
92	Pflugerville	55,712	39
93	North Richland Hills	67,994	40
94	Sherman	40,112	51
95	Pearland	106,238	58
96	Round Rock	112,767	33
97	Converse	21,169	53
98	Pasadena	153,286	41
99	White Settlement	16,886	53
100	Mesquite	143,771	51