Rankings · How Willis ranks in TX
Willis ranks #77 in Texas for new homes
Willis 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 2.
Lists ranked on
33
of TX’s 653 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #77 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 15% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Willis does best on
Each list ranks every TX town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Willis marked.
At a glance
Willis lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Willis’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TX, the right end is last. Areas where Willis does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#77/535 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#203/652Most active#255/652Lowest depression#256/652Healthiest#262/651Fewest smokers#309/652Fewest uninsured#374/652Closest to a top hospital#399/632 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#291/653 People
Most educated#462/653 SafetySafety →
Safest#392/470 What kind of place
Wetter than 85% of Texas
Not better or worse, just Willis’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 85% of TX towns
DrierWetter
50 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 80% of TX towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
285 days between frosts
Cooler summers than 76% of TX towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
93.6° July high
More year-round than 75% of TX towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Milder winters than 71% of TX towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
41.4° January low
Fewer kids than 64% of TX towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
24.3% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 55% of TX towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.8% of residents are 65+
Younger than 53% of TX towns
YoungerOlder
35.4 median age
More homes per newcomer than 52% of TX towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Faster-rising prices than 51% of TX towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+48.3% in home prices, 5 years
Next door
Willis 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.