Rankings · How Mission ranks in TX
Mission ranks #17 in Texas for a top hospital nearby
Mission is ranked on 33 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
33
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #17 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Hotter summers than 96% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Mission’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 96% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
97.8° July high
More vacation homes than 95% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
7.2% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 94% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
49.6° January low
Drier than 87% of TX towns
DrierWetter
22 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 84% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+58.9% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 71% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
28.5% of residents are under 18
Younger than 59% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
34.9 median age
More seniors than 58% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.4% of residents are 65+
More homes per newcomer than 53% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Next door
Mission out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
La HomaMcAllenWest SharylandPalmviewPalmview SouthAbramPalmhurstMission
Mission leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Mission does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mission marked.
At a glance
Mission lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Mission’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Mission does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#17/632Lowest depression#18/652Fewest smokers#122/652Healthiest#376/651Most active#423/652Lowest obesity#535/652Fewest uninsured#549/652 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#29/180Cheapest rent#153/624Most affordable#241/651Lowest property tax#324/647 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#154/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#191/535 People
Most educated#234/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#190/470 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#426/583 Almost there
4 spots from the top 25 for affordable rent
Lists where Mission sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.