Rankings · How Merkel ranks in TX
Merkel ranks #32 in Texas for low property taxes
Merkel 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 4.
Lists ranked on
34
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #32 lowest property tax
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
More year-round than 97% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Merkel’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More year-round than 97% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Shorter growing season than 95% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
215 days between frosts
Steadier prices than 91% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+34.2% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 90% of TX towns
Less snowMore snow
1.5 in of snow a year
Colder winters than 89% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
32.0° January low
Drier than 81% of TX towns
DrierWetter
25 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 77% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
29.7% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 69% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.2% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 67% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.6° July high
Younger than 53% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
35.4 median age
Where it shines
The lists Merkel does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Merkel marked.
At a glance
Merkel lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Merkel’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Merkel does best come first.
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