Rankings · How Temple ranks in TX
Temple ranks #49 in Texas for a top hospital nearby
Temple is ranked on 36 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
36
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #49 closest to a top hospital
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Temple does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Temple marked.
At a glance
Temple lands in the top half on 13 of 24 lists
Each dot is Temple’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Temple does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#78/535 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#49/632Fewest uninsured#291/652Fewest smokers#309/652Most active#350/652Healthiest#425/651Lowest depression#566/652Lowest obesity#570/652 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#175/653 People
Most educated#226/653 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#63/183Most library borrowing#77/183Most-used libraries#107/183 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#72/180Cheapest rent#334/624Most affordable#361/651Lowest property tax#385/647 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#275/583 What kind of place
Hotter summers than 71% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Temple’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 71% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.6° July high
Younger than 67% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
33.8 median age
More vacation homes than 66% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.8% of homes are seasonal
More homes per newcomer than 58% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.5 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More kids than 56% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
26.6% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 56% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.1% in home prices, 5 years
More seniors than 55% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.1% of residents are 65+
Shorter growing season than 55% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
251 days between frosts
Drier than 54% of TX towns
DrierWetter
36 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 53% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
36.5° January low
Next door
Temple 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.