Texas, United States

Living In Texas Pros & Cons, Cost of Living, Crime Rate, Demographics

Living In Texas, USA
Moving to Texas In USA? Find out the best and worst about to live, raise a family or retire in Texas, the Pros and Cons of Living in Texas.

Explore the life in Texas based on crime, public schools, cost of living, real estate, housing, properties, job opportunities, and local amenities data and Statistics.

  1. Overview - Life In Texas
  2. Pros and Cons of Living In Texas
  3. Crime In Texas
  4. Cost of Living In Texas
  5. Gender In Texas
  6. Household Income For Texas
  7. Education In Texas
  8. Race & Ethnicity In Texas
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Population
28635400
Unemployment
5.3%
Poverty
14.22%
Overall Score
6
Median Home
$187200
50% NAT AVG.
Median Income
$63826
5% NAT AVG.
Median Rent
$1082
7% NAT AVG.
Cost Of Living
94
6% NAT AVG.
Pros & Cons Overview

Jobs80%

Housing80%

Affordability85%

Safety60%

Amenities85%

Diversity85%

Education50%

Commute60%

Is Texas safe place to live in USA?
The overall crime rate in Texas is 15% higher than national average. The violent crime rate of Texas is 15% higher than national average. While the property crime rate of Texas is 15% higher than national average. You have 1 in 218 chance of being victim of violent crime. You have 1 in 43 chance of being victim of property crime.
Crime Cases
790244
Violent : 131084
Property : 659160
Total Crime
15% NAT. AVG.
2691.5 (per 100k)
Violent Crime
15% NAT. AVG.
446.46 (per 100k)
Property Crime
15% NAT. AVG.
2245.04 (per 100k)
Chance Of Being A Victim Of Crime In Texas
Violent crime
1 in 218
Property crime
1 in 43
Robbery
1 in 1067
Burglary
1 in 263
Assault
1 in 322
Car Theft
1 in 340
Texas : Property Crime Ranking
Ranking Total
Crime
Property
Crime
Burglary Larceny Car
Thefts
In USA 14 14 35 17 12
Texas : Violent Crime Ranking
Ranking Violent
Crime
Murder Robbery Assault Rape
In USA 15 29 6 18 36

Violent Crime


Crime Type Count Texas
Country
Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime 131084 446.46 387.8
Murder 1931 6.58 6.5
Robbery 26834 91.39 73.9
Assault 88810 302.48 279.7
Rape 13509 46.01 27.7
Property Crime


Crime Type Count Texas
Country
Per 100,000 People
Property Crime 659160 2245.04 1,958.2
Burglary 108851 370.74 314.2
Larceny 466033 1587.26 1,398
Car Theft 84276 287.04 246
Violent Crime Comparison
Property Crime Comparison
Gender
Cost of Living
Household Income
Income Texas Country
Less than $10,000 6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.8% 8.3%
Cost of Living
Expense Texas National Avg.
Services 98% 100%
Groceries 89% 100%
Health 95% 100%
Housing 83% 100%
Transportation 89% 100%
Utilities 101% 100%
Gender
Gender Texas Country
Female 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 49.2%
Education
Education Texas Country
< 9th Grade 7% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 27.0%
Other College 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1.0%
Race / Ethnicity
Ethnicity Texas Country
White 41.4% 60.1%
African American 11.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 39.4% 18.2%
List Of Cities
A
  Austin     Arlington     Amarillo     Abilene     Allen     Atascocita  

B
  Brownsville     Beaumont     Bryan     Baytown     Bedford     Burleson  

C
  Corpus Christi     Carrollton     Conroe     Cedar Park     Cedar Hill     Channelview     Coppell  

D
  Dallas     Denton     Desoto     Duncanville     Del Rio  

E
  El Paso     Edinburg     Euless  

F

G
  Garland     Grand Prairie     Georgetown     Grapevine     Galveston  

H
  Houston     Harlingen     Haltom City     Huntsville     Hurst  

I
  Irving  

J

K
  Killeen     Keller     Kyle  

L
  Laredo     Lubbock     Lewisville     League City     Longview     Leander     Little Elm     Lancaster     La Porte     Lufkin  

M
  Mckinney     Mcallen     Mesquite     Midland     Mission     Missouri City     Mansfield     Mission Bend  


O
  Odessa  

P
  Plano     Pasadena     Pearland     Pharr     Pflugerville     Port Arthur  

Q

R
  Round Rock     Richardson     Rowlett     Rockwall     Rosenberg  

S
  San Antonio     Sugar Land     San Angelo     San Marcos     Spring     Sherman     Schertz     San Juan     Socorro  

T
  The Woodlands     Tyler     Temple     Texas City     The Colony     Texarkana  

U

V
  Victoria  

W
  Waco     Wichita Falls     Wylie     Weslaco     Waxahachie  

X

Y

Z