Rankings · How Paris ranks in TX
Paris ranks #28 in Texas for short commutes
Paris is ranked on 37 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
37
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Paris does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Paris marked.
At a glance
Paris lands in the top half on 8 of 25 lists
Each dot is Paris’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Paris does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#28/653 Cost of livingHousing →
Lowest property tax#115/647Most affordable#165/651Cheapest rent#172/624Rent easiest to afford#55/180 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#208/583 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#98/183Most library borrowing#99/183Best libraries for kids#100/183 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#291/652Most active#457/652Lowest obesity#495/652Closest to a top hospital#509/632Lowest depression#566/652Healthiest#582/651Fewest smokers#609/652 People
Most educated#391/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#327/535 SafetySafety →
Safest#430/470 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 92% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Paris’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 92% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+63.7% in home prices, 5 years
Colder winters than 87% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
32.5° January low
Wetter than 81% of TX towns
DrierWetter
48 in of rain + melted snow a year
More seniors than 79% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.9% of residents are 65+
Cooler summers than 78% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
93.5° July high
Shorter growing season than 66% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
247 days between frosts
Fewer kids than 52% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.6% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 52% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Older than 50% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
35.8 median age
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where Paris sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Paris out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.