WASHINGTON – Three Texas cities have landed on WalletHub’s list of the top ten small cities to live in America.
Sugar Land, ranking fifth overall, was second in economic health. It was 39th in affordability, 162nd in quality of life, 277th in safety, and 540th in education and health.
No. 8 Southlake had the highest median annual household income at $230,700. It had the lowest housing costs and the second-highest percent of population with a high school diploma or higher.
The Tarrant County city was sixth in economic health, 14th in affordability, 191st in safety, 521st in quality of life, and 569th in education.
Cedar Park, ranking ninth overall, was fifth in health, 42nd in affordability, 178th in safety, 404th in quality of life, and 427th in education and health.
Keller, which was 95th nationally, had the fifth-lowest housing costs.
Other cities in the top ten rankings are:
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No. 1 Sammamish, Wash.;
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No. 2 Lexington, Mass.;
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No. 3 Carmel, Ind.;
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No. 4 Needham, Mass.;
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No. 6 Milton, Mass.;
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No. 7 Brentwood, Tenn.; and
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No. 10 Redmond, Wash.
WalletHub compared more than 1,200 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 based on 43 livability indicators.
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