Safest Places to Live in Texas of October 2024

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Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 10,000 residents were not included in the list.

100 Safest Places in Texas of October 2024

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Fulshear	13 967	0	0,00
2	Trophy Club	13 031	1	0,08
3	Lockhart	14 079	2	0,14
4	Colleyville	27 499	5	0,18
5	University Park	25 434	6	0,24
6	Southlake	33 049	10	0,30
7	Horizon City	20 131	7	0,35
8	West University Place	15 818	6	0,38
9	Fate	15 378	6	0,39
10	Murphy	20 962	9	0,43
11	Highland Village	16 721	8	0,48
12	Sachse	26 926	13	0,48
13	Keller	48 387	25	0,52
14	Flower Mound	79 052	43	0,54
15	Lakeway	16 248	9	0,55
16	Prosper	24 814	14	0,56
17	Pearsall	10 604	6	0,57
18	Fair Oaks Ranch	10 151	6	0,59
19	Coppell	42 181	25	0,59
20	Melissa	11 195	7	0,63
21	Friendswood	40 735	26	0,64
22	Memorial Villages	12 472	8	0,64
23	Wylie	52 921	37	0,70
24	Cedar Park	80 170	57	0,71
25	Corinth	22 090	16	0,72
26	Elgin	10 475	8	0,76
27	Manvel	12 721	10	0,79
28	Frisco	199 445	160	0,80
29	Seagoville	17 120	14	0,82
30	Allen	105 961	88	0,83
31	Ennis	20 096	17	0,85
32	Canyon	16 312	14	0,86
33	Celina	13 977	12	0,86
34	Hewitt	15 019	13	0,87
35	Mansfield	72 979	65	0,89
36	Pearland	126 206	113	0,90
37	Rio Grande City	14 607	14	0,96
38	Pflugerville	66 729	64	0,96
39	McAllen	144 915	140	0,97
40	Azle	13 691	14	1,02
41	Georgetown	78 332	81	1,03
42	Del Rio	35 947	38	1,06
43	Rockwall	46 096	50	1,08
44	Bellaire	19 233	21	1,09
45	Leander	61 314	67	1,09
46	Santa Fe	13 657	15	1,10
47	Buda	18 146	20	1,10
48	League City	109 401	121	1,11
49	Fredericksburg	11 562	13	1,12
50	Portland	17 604	20	1,14
51	Anna	15 253	18	1,18
52	Leon Valley	11 644	14	1,20
53	Cibolo	32 112	39	1,21
54	Jacinto City	10 632	13	1,22
55	Mission	85 705	105	1,23
56	Socorro	34 841	43	1,23
57	Eagle Pass	29 847	37	1,24
58	Round Rock	132 747	165	1,24
59	Forney	25 374	32	1,26
60	Red Oak	13 429	17	1,27
61	Boerne	18 135	23	1,27
62	Kyle	49 855	68	1,36
63	Seabrook	14 611	20	1,37
64	Deer Park	34 167	48	1,40
65	Missouri City	75 747	107	1,41
66	McKinney	200 615	287	1,43
67	White Settlement	18 127	26	1,43
68	Richardson	123 893	178	1,44
69	Plano	291 611	431	1,48
70	Mineral Wells	14 872	22	1,48
71	Farmers Branch	41 932	63	1,50
72	Weatherford	32 656	50	1,53
73	Selma	12 054	19	1,58
74	Watauga	24 685	39	1,58
75	Benbrook	23 872	38	1,59
76	Royse City	13 539	22	1,62
77	Lumberton	13 084	22	1,68
78	Dumas	14 290	25	1,75
79	Stephenville	21 748	39	1,79
80	Euless	58 136	107	1,84
81	Schertz	42 337	78	1,84
82	Saginaw	24 382	45	1,85
83	Gatesville	12 311	23	1,87
84	College Station	119 246	225	1,89
85	Vidor	10 499	20	1,90
86	Bonham	10 404	20	1,92
87	Belton	22 741	44	1,93
88	North Richland Hills	71 816	143	1,99
89	Harker Heights	32 527	65	2,00
90	Galena Park	10 934	22	2,01
91	Cedar Hill	48 866	99	2,03
92	Live Oak	16 280	33	2,03
93	Sulphur Springs	16 220	33	2,03
94	Lake Jackson	27 624	57	2,06
95	Roma	11 527	24	2,08
96	Kerrville	23 902	50	2,09
97	Hurst	39 196	82	2,09
98	Burkburnett	11 305	24	2,12
99	Grand Prairie	196 971	428	2,17
100	Beeville	12 866	28	2,18

Crime Score in All Cities in Texas of October 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Texas cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and divided all places in Texas into the following categories:

Under 3,000 Residents
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
30,000 to 100,000 Residents
Over 100,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Alba	539	0	0,00
2	Westover Hills	685	0	0,00
3	Cumby	796	0	0,00
4	Dawson	796	0	0,00
5	Tioga	1 035	0	0,00
6	Palm Valley	1 249	0	0,00
7	Runaway Bay	1 579	0	0,00
8	Sabinal	1 675	0	0,00
9	Pelican Bay	1 818	0	0,00
10	San Augustine	1 850	0	0,00
11	Collinsville	1 951	0	0,00
12	Palmer	2 079	0	0,00
13	Stratford	2 103	0	0,00
14	Santa Rosa	2 767	0	0,00
15	Arcola	2 627	1	0,38
16	Tahoka	2 624	1	0,38
17	Overton	2 510	1	0,40
18	Rancho Viejo	2 480	1	0,40
19	Olmos Park	2 478	1	0,40
20	Tool	2 337	1	0,43
21	Ingram	1 888	1	0,53
22	Jarrell	1 800	1	0,56
23	Bangs	1 540	1	0,65
24	Boyd	1 510	1	0,66
25	Nocona	2 975	2	0,67
26	La Vernia	1 472	1	0,68
27	Flatonia	1 471	1	0,68
28	Big Sandy	1 385	1	0,72
29	Liberty Hill	2 757	2	0,73
30	Hooks	2 743	2	0,73
31	Abernathy	2 713	2	0,74
32	Naples	1 302	1	0,77
33	Brownsboro	1 283	1	0,78
34	Ponder	2 542	2	0,79
35	Dalworthington Gardens	2 403	2	0,83
36	Salado	2 375	2	0,84
37	Shiner	2 181	2	0,92
38	De Leon	2 162	2	0,93
39	Jones Creek	2 110	2	0,95
40	Hamlin	1 982	2	1,01
41	Refugio	2 757	3	1,09
42	Sonora	2 736	3	1,10
43	Bartonville	1 752	2	1,14
44	Honey Grove	1 718	2	1,16
45	Gunter	1 614	2	1,24
46	Baird	1 508	2	1,33
47	Stamford	2 898	4	1,38
48	Huntington	2 107	3	1,42
49	Tatum	1 394	2	1,43
50	Ganado	2 063	3	1,45
51	Blanco	2 040	3	1,47
52	Roman Forest	2 031	3	1,48
53	Farwell	1 314	2	1,52
54	Linden	1 926	3	1,56
55	Gregory	1 917	3	1,56
56	Lyford	2 545	4	1,57
57	Southside Place	1 902	3	1,58
58	Ralls	1 814	3	1,65
59	Surfside Beach	594	1	1,68
60	Frankston	1 180	2	1,69
61	Knox City	1 110	2	1,80
62	Van	2 713	5	1,84
63	Lakeside	1 614	3	1,86
64	Olton	2 090	4	1,91
65	Seymour	2 600	5	1,92
66	Troy	2 044	4	1,96
67	Blue Mound	2 485	5	2,01
68	Fairfield	2 936	6	2,04
69	Ferris	2 876	6	2,09
70	Electra	2 696	6	2,23
71	Hedwig Village	2 684	6	2,24
72	Weimar	2 180	5	2,29
73	Hudson Oaks	2 515	6	2,39
74	Patton Village	2 095	5	2,39
75	Nixon	2 482	6	2,42
76	Rio Hondo	2 806	7	2,49
77	Natalia	1 602	4	2,50
78	Beverly Hills	1 989	5	2,51
79	Newton	2 346	6	2,56
80	Petersburg	1 133	3	2,65
81	Hill Country Village	1 109	3	2,71
82	Bogata	1 060	3	2,83
83	Kountze	2 094	6	2,87
84	Marfa	1 682	5	2,97
85	Hawkins	1 331	4	3,01
86	Panhandle	2 322	7	3,01
87	Jefferson	1 945	6	3,08
88	De Kalb	1 615	5	3,10
89	Thrall	968	3	3,10
90	Taft	2 904	9	3,10
91	Onalaska	2 852	9	3,16
92	Archer City	1 732	6	3,46
93	Tenaha	1 153	4	3,47
94	La Grulla	1 709	6	3,51
95	Splendora	2 199	8	3,64
96	Whitney	2 188	8	3,66
97	Westworth	2 720	10	3,68
98	Troup	2 059	8	3,89
99	Ore City	1 230	5	4,07
100	Winters	2 448	10	4,08
101	Jonestown	2 118	9	4,25
102	Pantego	2 556	11	4,30
103	Idalou	2 289	10	4,37
104	Tye	1 318	6	4,55
105	Sour Lake	1 887	9	4,77
106	Hallettsville	2 634	13	4,94
107	Seven Points	1 534	8	5,22
108	Calvert	1 143	6	5,25
109	Seagraves	2 904	16	5,51
110	Kerens	1 532	9	5,87
111	Daingerfield	2 360	14	5,93
112	Lorena	1 776	11	6,19
113	Floydada	2 711	17	6,27
114	Premont	2 540	16	6,30
115	Merkel	2 623	17	6,48
116	Wortham	1 000	7	7,00
117	Sunset Valley	683	5	7,32
118	Corrigan	1 605	12	7,48
119	Wallis	1 322	10	7,56
120	Schulenburg	2 929	25	8,54
121	Queen City	1 450	14	9,66
122	Mustang Ridge	1 001	11	10,99
123	Oyster Creek	1 170	15	12,82
124	South Padre Island	2 805	44	15,69

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Double Oak	3 073	0	0,00
2	Chandler	3 142	0	0,00
3	Canton	3 909	0	0,00
4	Garden Ridge	4 124	0	0,00
5	Parker	4 951	0	0,00
6	Helotes	9 881	2	0,20
7	Denver City	4 933	1	0,20
8	Jourdanton	4 537	1	0,22
9	Spring Valley	4 414	1	0,23
10	Ovilla	4 232	1	0,24
11	Clyde	3 868	1	0,26
12	Clifton	3 454	1	0,29
13	Northeast	3 404	1	0,29
14	Needville	3 094	1	0,32
15	Lytle	3 073	1	0,33
16	Terrell Hills	5 496	2	0,36
17	Smithville	4 565	2	0,44
18	Iowa Park	6 369	3	0,47
19	Shavano Park	4 052	2	0,49
20	Wolfforth	5 445	3	0,55
21	Ballinger	3 615	2	0,55
22	Bulverde	5 311	3	0,56
23	Primera	5 103	3	0,59
24	Muleshoe	5 029	3	0,60
25	White Oak	6 345	4	0,63
26	Bishop	3 069	2	0,65
27	Childress	6 034	4	0,66
28	Caldwell	4 433	3	0,68
29	Bee Cave	7 217	5	0,69
30	Joshua	8 115	6	0,74
31	Richwood	4 007	3	0,75
32	Prairie View	6 543	5	0,76
33	Friona	3 888	3	0,77
34	Lakeview, Harrison County	6 361	5	0,79
35	Alamo Heights	8 808	7	0,79
36	Nolanville	5 879	5	0,85
37	Willow Park	5 808	5	0,86
38	Howe	3 432	3	0,87
39	Rusk	5 582	5	0,90
40	West Lake Hills	3 349	3	0,90
41	Spearman	3 275	3	0,92
42	Oak Ridge North	3 174	3	0,95
43	Springtown	3 102	3	0,97
44	Highland Park	9 251	9	0,97
45	San Elizario	9 129	9	0,99
46	Hickory Creek	4 933	5	1,01
47	Devine	4 931	5	1,01
48	Mineola	4 804	5	1,04
49	Lavon	3 755	4	1,07
50	Morgans Point Resort	4 637	5	1,08
51	Meadows Place	4 616	5	1,08
52	Waller	3 611	4	1,11
53	Decatur	7 116	8	1,12
54	Graham	8 670	10	1,15
55	Groesbeck	4 302	5	1,16
56	Hollywood Park	3 406	4	1,17
57	Edna	5 924	7	1,18
58	Lake Worth	4 993	6	1,20
59	Hudson	4 909	6	1,22
60	Crystal City	7 283	9	1,24
61	Roanoke	9 563	12	1,25
62	Grand Saline	3 171	4	1,26
63	Perryton	8 577	11	1,28
64	Fairview	9 350	12	1,28
65	Heath	9 179	12	1,31
66	Sansom Park Village	6 000	8	1,33
67	Whitehouse	8 945	12	1,34
68	Granite Shoals	5 137	7	1,36
69	Jacksboro	4 353	6	1,38
70	Seminole	7 784	11	1,41
71	Penitas	4 915	7	1,42
72	Whitesboro	4 115	6	1,46
73	Northlake	3 341	5	1,50
74	Venus	3 986	6	1,51
75	Keene	6 584	10	1,52
76	Winnsboro	3 289	5	1,52
77	Laguna Vista	3 163	5	1,58
78	Port Isabel	5 058	8	1,58
79	Gun Barrel City	6 273	10	1,59
80	Crane	3 725	6	1,61
81	Eagle Lake	3 719	6	1,61
82	Wilmer	4 916	8	1,63
83	Port Aransas	4 260	7	1,64
84	Dayton	8 464	14	1,65
85	Mont Belvieu	6 647	11	1,65
86	San Diego	4 226	7	1,66
87	Sealy	6 593	11	1,67
88	Brady	5 288	9	1,70
89	Poteet	3 524	6	1,70
90	Horseshoe Bay	4 030	7	1,74
91	Woodway	9 033	16	1,77
92	Cameron	5 530	10	1,81
93	Aubrey	3 786	7	1,85
94	Lampasas	8 067	15	1,86
95	Bullard	3 722	7	1,88
96	Alpine	6 021	12	1,99
97	Farmersville	3 494	7	2,00
98	Hillsboro	8 476	17	2,01
99	Van Alstyne	4 437	9	2,03
100	Eastland	3 913	8	2,04
101	Silsbee	6 650	14	2,11
102	Sweeny	3 745	8	2,14
103	Kennedale	8 792	19	2,16
104	Wills Point	3 684	8	2,17
105	Gladewater	6 349	14	2,21
106	Dilley	4 475	10	2,23
107	Kaufman	7 580	17	2,24
108	Jersey Village	8 006	18	2,25
109	Floresville	7 970	19	2,38
110	Reno, Lamar County	3 333	8	2,40
111	Haskell	3 234	8	2,47
112	Lago Vista	7 255	18	2,48
113	Kirby	8 841	22	2,49
114	Lacy-Lakeview	6 720	17	2,53
115	San Saba	3 152	8	2,54
116	Castroville	3 144	8	2,54
117	Breckenridge	5 453	14	2,57
118	La Feria	7 341	19	2,59
119	Karnes City	3 439	9	2,62
120	Rockdale	5 665	15	2,65
121	Brownfield	9 270	25	2,70
122	Lake Dallas	8 052	22	2,73
123	Liberty	9 471	26	2,75
124	Elsa	7 226	20	2,77
125	Anthony	5 738	16	2,79
126	Bellville	4 288	12	2,80
127	West Columbia	3 881	11	2,83
128	Burnet	6 452	20	3,10
129	Falfurrias	4 819	15	3,11
130	Livingston	5 112	16	3,13
131	Comanche	4 151	13	3,13
132	Brazoria	3 123	10	3,20
133	Cisco	3 735	12	3,21
134	Fort Stockton	8 402	27	3,21
135	Marble Falls	7 047	23	3,26
136	Palacios	4 561	15	3,29
137	Bridgeport	6 670	22	3,30
138	Hamilton	3 008	10	3,32
139	Yoakum	5 962	20	3,35
140	Colorado City	3 831	13	3,39
141	Kermit	6 321	22	3,48
142	Hearne	4 510	16	3,55
143	Jasper	7 647	28	3,66
144	Castle Hills	4 515	17	3,77
145	Alvarado	4 468	17	3,80
146	Hondo	9 459	36	3,81
147	Shenandoah	3 077	12	3,90
148	Brookshire	5 592	22	3,93
149	West Orange	3 299	13	3,94
150	Hutchins	5 776	23	3,98
151	McGregor	5 235	21	4,01
152	Slaton	5 877	24	4,08
153	Willis	6 587	27	4,10
154	La Grange	4 630	19	4,10
155	Crandall	3 861	16	4,14
156	Luling	6 027	25	4,15
157	Madisonville	4 776	20	4,19
158	Dalhart	8 338	35	4,20
159	Pittsburg	4 720	20	4,24
160	Teague	3 524	15	4,26
161	Mathis	4 768	21	4,40
162	Olney	3 091	14	4,53
163	Monahans	7 770	36	4,63
164	Wharton	8 627	40	4,64
165	Navasota	7 795	37	4,75
166	Reno, Parker County	3 333	16	4,80
167	Richland Hills	8 060	39	4,84
168	Cactus	3 194	16	5,01
169	Giddings	5 124	26	5,07
170	Littlefield	5 911	30	5,08
171	Wake Village	5 417	28	5,17
172	Crockett	6 484	34	5,24
173	Coleman	4 341	24	5,53
174	Dimmitt	4 146	23	5,55
175	Bowie	5 040	28	5,56
176	Center	5 271	30	5,69
177	Cleveland	8 284	49	5,92
178	Cuero	8 259	49	5,93
179	Carthage	6 491	39	6,01
180	Gilmer	5 164	32	6,20
181	Tulia	4 644	29	6,24
182	Los Fresnos	7 992	53	6,63
183	Atlanta	5 497	45	8,19
184	Lamesa	8 997	74	8,22
185	Sinton	5 373	46	8,56
186	Early	3 105	27	8,70
187	Gonzales	7 655	81	10,58
188	Sullivan City	4 152	44	10,60
189	Nash	3 783	41	10,84
190	Balcones Heights	3 366	38	11,29
191	Kenedy	3 465	43	12,41
192	New Boston	4 663	72	15,44

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Fulshear	13 967	0	0,00
2	Trophy Club	13 031	1	0,08
3	Lockhart	14 079	2	0,14
4	Colleyville	27 499	5	0,18
5	University Park	25 434	6	0,24
6	Horizon City	20 131	7	0,35
7	West University Place	15 818	6	0,38
8	Fate	15 378	6	0,39
9	Murphy	20 962	9	0,43
10	Highland Village	16 721	8	0,48
11	Sachse	26 926	13	0,48
12	Lakeway	16 248	9	0,55
13	Prosper	24 814	14

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