Rankings · How Watauga ranks in TX
Watauga ranks #19 in Texas for kids’ library use
Watauga 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 7.
Lists ranked on
36
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #19 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
7
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Libraries
Top 13% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Watauga does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Watauga marked.
At a glance
Watauga lands in the top half on 16 of 25 lists
Each dot is Watauga’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Watauga does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#19/183Most library borrowing#26/183Most-used libraries#37/183 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#83/652Closest to a top hospital#140/632Healthiest#205/651Fewest smokers#217/652Fewest uninsured#225/652Most active#226/652Lowest depression#476/652 SafetySafety →
Safest#140/470 People
Most educated#302/653 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#383/651Rent easiest to afford#118/180Lowest property tax#429/647Cheapest rent#555/624 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#387/583 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#439/653 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#386/535 What kind of place
Hotter summers than 84% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Watauga’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Hotter summers than 84% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
96.0° July high
Colder winters than 68% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
35.3° January low
Steadier prices than 64% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+44.9% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 60% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.7% of residents are under 18
More year-round than 60% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Older than 53% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
36.2 median age
Drier than 52% of TX towns
DrierWetter
37 in of rain + melted snow a year
Shorter growing season than 51% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
252 days between frosts
More seniors than 50% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.4% of residents are 65+
Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for library borrowing
Lists where Watauga sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Watauga out-ranks 2 of its 4 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.