Rankings · How Cactus ranks in TX
Cactus is #1 in Texas for graduation rate
Cactus is ranked on 32 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
32
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #1 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 1% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cactus marked.
What kind of place
Colder winters than 100% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Cactus’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Colder winters than 100% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
22.3° January low
Shorter growing season than 99% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
183 days between frosts
More kids than 97% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
35.4% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 97% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
6% of residents are 65+
Drier than 95% of TX towns
DrierWetter
17 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 93% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More snow than 92% of TX towns
Less snowMore snow
9.1 in of snow a year
Younger than 88% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
30.5 median age
Cooler summers than 85% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
93.0° July high
At a glance
Cactus lands in the top half on 7 of 19 lists
Each dot is Cactus’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Cactus does best come first.
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