Rankings · How Melissa ranks in TX
Melissa is #1 in Texas for graduation rate
Melissa is ranked on 35 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 11.
Lists ranked on
35
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #1 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
11
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 2% 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 Melissa marked.
What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 95% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Melissa’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
6.7% of residents are 65+
More kids than 83% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
30.7% of residents are under 18
Colder winters than 81% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
33.9° January low
Shorter growing season than 76% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
241 days between frosts
Wetter than 70% of TX towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Cooler summers than 64% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
94.2° July high
More year-round than 61% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Fewer homes per newcomer than 60% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.0 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Older than 54% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
36.3 median age
Almost there
2 spots from the top 25 for working from home
Lists where Melissa sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
At a glance
Melissa lands in the top half on 17 of 24 lists
Each dot is Melissa’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Melissa does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#13/470 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#23/535 People
Most educated#77/653 HealthHealth →
Most active#64/652Fewest uninsured#100/652Healthiest#112/651Fewest smokers#171/652Closest to a top hospital#229/632Lowest obesity#252/652Lowest depression#476/652 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#48/183Most library borrowing#69/183Most-used libraries#142/183 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#572/653 Next door
Melissa 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.