Rankings · How Buda ranks in TX
Buda ranks #26 in Texas for growth
Buda is ranked on 34 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Lists ranked on
34
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #26 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 95% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Buda’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 95% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
6.8% of residents are 65+
Steadier prices than 81% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+39.7% in home prices, 5 years
Longer growing season than 72% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
273 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 67% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.5° July high
More homes per newcomer than 67% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.3 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More kids than 66% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
27.9% of residents are under 18
Milder winters than 60% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
39.3° January low
Older than 59% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
37.2 median age
More vacation homes than 57% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.5% of homes are seasonal
Drier than 55% of TX towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Buda does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Buda marked.
At a glance
Buda lands in the top half on 13 of 22 lists
Each dot is Buda’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Buda does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest smokers#83/652Most active#90/652Healthiest#100/651Lowest obesity#157/652Fewest uninsured#195/652Lowest depression#256/652Closest to a top hospital#385/632 People
Most educated#90/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#235/535 SafetySafety →
Safest#238/470 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#452/653 Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for growth
Lists where Buda sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Buda out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.