Rankings · How DeSoto ranks in TX
DeSoto ranks #6 in Texas for low depression
DeSoto is ranked on 38 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
38
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #6 lowest depression
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 14% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists DeSoto does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with DeSoto marked.
At a glance
DeSoto lands in the top half on 12 of 26 lists
Each dot is DeSoto’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where DeSoto does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#6/652Fewest smokers#171/652Fewest uninsured#195/652Healthiest#295/651Closest to a top hospital#309/632Most active#319/652Lowest obesity#463/652 People
Most educated#230/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#299/535 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#109/183Most library borrowing#138/183Most-used libraries#147/183 SafetySafety →
Safest#319/470 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#469/651Lowest property tax#486/647Cheapest rent#485/624Rent easiest to afford#177/180 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#504/653 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 84% of Texas
Not better or worse, just DeSoto’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 84% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.6% of residents are under 18
Older than 83% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
41.9 median age
Fewer homes per newcomer than 80% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
4.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Longer growing season than 69% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
265 days between frosts
More seniors than 61% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.9% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 61% of TX towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
Steadier prices than 61% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+45.5% in home prices, 5 years
Hotter summers than 57% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.2° July high
More year-round than 53% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.1% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 52% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
36.7° January low
Almost there
3 spots from the top 3 for low depression
Lists where DeSoto sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
DeSoto out-ranks 2 of its 5 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.