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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Texas

Best sunny, walkable cities in Texas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.El Paso, TX680k residents

    80/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 48/100 · january low: 35°F

  2. 2.Laredo, TX258k residents

    75/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 47°F

  3. 3.Fort Worth, TX963k residents

    74/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 48/100 · january low: 37°F

  4. 4.Brownsville, TX189k residents

    72/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 51°F

  5. 5.Corpus Christi, TX317k residents

    71/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 47°F

  6. 6.McAllen, TX145k residents

    70/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 49°F

  7. 7.Edinburg, TX105k residents

    70/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 49°F

  8. 8.Dallas, TX1.3M residents

    67/100

    sunny days / year: 234 days · walkability: 46/100 · january low: 38°F

  9. 9.Lubbock, TX265k residents

    67/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 30°F

  10. 10.Beaumont, TX113k residents

    67/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 43°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Texas?
El Paso, TX ranks first with a fit score of 80/100, followed by Laredo (75) and Fort Worth (74), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.