Rankings · How Leander ranks in TX
Leander ranks #22 in Texas for growth
Leander is ranked on 38 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 14.
Lists ranked on
38
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #22 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
14
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Leander does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Leander marked.
At a glance
Leander lands in the top half on 21 of 26 lists
Each dot is Leander’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Leander does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#43/535 HealthHealth →
Most active#64/652Healthiest#66/651Lowest obesity#83/652Fewest smokers#83/652Fewest uninsured#100/652Lowest depression#256/652Closest to a top hospital#279/632 People
Most educated#70/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#62/470 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#47/183Most library borrowing#82/183Most-used libraries#128/183 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#39/180Cheapest rent#543/624Most affordable#589/651Lowest property tax#605/647 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#459/653 What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 90% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Leander’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 90% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
8.5% of residents are 65+
Steadier prices than 73% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+42.8% in home prices, 5 years
Longer growing season than 61% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
259 days between frosts
Drier than 60% of TX towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 59% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
26.9% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 59% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.3° July high
More year-round than 55% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Older than 54% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
36.3 median age
Milder winters than 54% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
37.8° January low
Fewer homes per newcomer than 50% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Next door
Leander out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.