A new study lists several North Texas cities among the best places to raise a family in Texas. SmartAsset looked at 87 cities with a population greater than 25,000 for the study, and measured them on 12 metrics including family poverty rate, median household income, high school graduation rate and violent crime rate. Six North Texas cities took the 2-7 spots in the list. Each of these cities is served by Ebby Halliday Realtors.
SmartAsset’s Best Places to Raise a Family in Texas:
* Leander
* Frisco
* Southlake
* McKinney
* Mansfield
* Grapevine
* Keller
* Georgetown
* Round Rock
* Pearland
From Smart Assets:
Frisco
Frisco is a great Texas city to raise a family. This city has some of the lowest crime rates in the state, ranking fourth in violent crime and ninth in property crime. Another plus for prospective families looking in the area is that Frisco is also relatively young. About 35 percent of the population is 19 or younger, meaning plenty of chances for kids to make friends. Plus, the city boasts a low unemployment rate of only 4.3 percent.
To learn more about Frisco, its many housing options, and the Frisco Office of Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit frisco.ebby.com.
Southlake
Southlake is a wealthy suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, with one of the best education systems in the state. The city graduates almost all of its students: its 99 percent graduation rate is the highest in the top 10. And many of those students achieve high marks in their AP exams. Southlake also has the lowest rate of family poverty in the study. Only 2.1 percent of families here fall under the poverty line.
To learn more about Southlake, its many housing options, and the Southlake Office of Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit southlake.ebby.com.
McKinney
The quality of local schools is one of the most important factors when deciding where to raise a family. McKinney ranks high on this list because students from this city are some of the highest achieving in the state. McKinney ranked first for both percent of students who take AP exams (almost 40 percent) and percent of those students who score 3 or better on their AP exams (76.7 percent).
To learn more about McKinney, its many housing options, and the McKinney Office of Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit mckinney.ebby.com.
Mansfield
Mansfield is one of the most livable cities for families in our top 10. It has a very low family poverty rate of 4.4 percent and a large population of young people. Thirty-two percent of the population is under the age of 20. Mansfield is also one of the safest cities in our study. According to FBI data, Mansfield has a crime rate of 1,617 per 100,000 residents, the fifth-best score in our top 10.
To learn more about Mansfield, its many housing options, and the Mansfield Office of Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit mansfield.ebby.com.
Grapevine
Grapevine posts high marks for its education system. About 96 percent of Grapevine high schoolers graduate and 31.6 percent of them go on to take an AP exam. The city is also rich with employment opportunities. Only 3.6 percent of residents in Grapevine are unemployed.
To learn more about Grapevine, its many housing options, and the Grapevine Office of Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit southlake.ebby.com.
Keller
Keller offers families a fairly crime-free environment with good schools. Keller ranks second for both property crime rate per 100,000 residents and violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. This city also has a graduation rate of 94 percent.
To learn more about Keller, its many housing options, and the Keller Office of Ebby Halliday Realtors, visit southlake.ebby.com.
To see the full Smart Assets List of Best Places to Raise a Family in Texas, click here.
