Rankings · How Venus ranks in TX
Venus ranks #42 in Texas for new homes
Venus 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 4.
Lists ranked on
33
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #42 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
4
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer seniors than 99% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Venus’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer seniors than 99% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
3.5% of residents are 65+
Younger than 87% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
30.8 median age
Shorter growing season than 81% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
236 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 79% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+56.3% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 75% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 58% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
36.1° January low
Fewer kids than 57% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25.1% of residents are under 18
Wetter than 57% of TX towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 55% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
95.2° July high
More homes per newcomer than 55% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Where it shines
The lists Venus does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Venus marked.
At a glance
Venus lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is Venus’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Venus does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#42/535 SafetySafety →
Safest#54/470 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#212/632Lowest depression#256/652Most active#283/652Healthiest#297/651Lowest obesity#314/652Fewest uninsured#397/652Fewest smokers#533/652 People
Most educated#281/653 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#548/653 Next door
Venus 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.