Ranked · Best value · Texas

Best value cities in Texas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.Brownsville, TX189k residents

   66/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $139,900 · median household income: $52,130

2. 2.Pharr, TX80k residents

   66/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $121,900 · median household income: $52,814

3. 3.Harlingen, TX72k residents

   66/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $140,600 · median household income: $53,645

4. 4.Wichita Falls, TX103k residents

   65/100

   cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $156,800 · median household income: $60,177

5. 5.Mission, TX87k residents

   65/100

   cost of living index: 80 · median home price: $175,700 · median household income: $60,767

6. 6.Laredo, TX258k residents

   64/100

   cost of living index: 82 · median home price: $193,500 · median household income: $63,915

7. 7.El Paso, TX680k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 82 · median home price: $184,500 · median household income: $59,745

8. 8.Amarillo, TX202k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 83 · median home price: $196,900 · median household income: $65,912

9. 9.McAllen, TX145k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 83 · median home price: $190,400 · median household income: $61,579

10. 10.Edinburg, TX105k residents

    63/100

    cost of living index: 82 · median home price: $189,600 · median household income: $59,466

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.