Rankings · How Plano ranks in TX
Plano makes Texas’s top 10 on 3 lists
Plano is ranked on 40 lists against the 653 Texas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 17.
Lists ranked on
40
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
3
Best: #8 most library borrowing
Top-quarter finishes
17
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Libraries
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Plano does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Plano marked.
At a glance
Plano lands in the top half on 21 of 26 lists
Each dot is Plano’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Plano does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#8/183Best libraries for kids#8/183Most-used libraries#10/183 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#18/652Fewest smokers#43/652Healthiest#56/651Lowest obesity#60/652Most active#64/652Fewest uninsured#69/652Closest to a top hospital#81/632 People
Most educated#49/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#206/470 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#23/180Cheapest rent#523/624Lowest property tax#554/647Most affordable#575/651 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#331/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#328/535 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 83% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Plano’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 83% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.9% of residents are under 18
Older than 75% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
39.6 median age
More homes per newcomer than 72% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.1 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Wetter than 69% of TX towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 67% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
35.4° January low
More snow than 63% of TX towns
Less snowMore snow
2.6 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 61% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
259 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 60% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.9% in home prices, 5 years
Cooler summers than 59% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
94.5° July high
More seniors than 53% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.7% of residents are 65+
More vacation homes than 50% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Next door
Plano out-ranks 6 of its 8 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.