| City | Population | Rank | Median Home Price Rank | Household Income Rank | Percent of Pop Graduated College Rank | Private Schools Rank | Performing Arts Rank | Art Galleries Rank | Fast-food restaurants Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Coppell | 38,659 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 72 | 18 | 18 |
| The Woodlands | 93,847 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 58 | 7 | 21.57 |
| Plano | 259,841 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 71 | 22 |
| Austin | 790,390 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 23.14 |
| Richardson | 99,223 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 29 | 23.29 |
| Flower Mound | 64,669 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 83 | 34 | 23.57 |
| Friendswood | 35,805 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 70 | 23.86 |
| Sugar Land | 78,817 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 89 | 24 |
| Frisco | 116,989 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 25.14 |
| Mansfield | 56,368 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 15 | 55 | 41 | 27 |
| McKinney | 131,117 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 63 | 46 | 12 | 28.71 |
| Keller | 39,627 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 27 | 25 | 80 | 29.86 |
| Missouri City | 67,358 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 34 | 50 | 30.14 |
| Pearland | 91,252 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 39 | 72 | 32 |
| Cedar Park | 48,937 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 40 | 30 | 19 | 93 | 32.86 |
| Bedford | 46,979 | 16 | 29 | 34 | 26 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 33.14 |
| Grapevine | 46,334 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 98 | 33.14 |
| Georgetown | 47,400 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 20 | 55 | 39 | 2 | 77 | 34.57 |
| League City | 83,560 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 38 | 74 | 25 | 35.14 |
| Carrollton | 119,097 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 54 | 57 | 68 | 37.14 |
| Arlington | 365,438 | 21 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 5 | 47 | 48 | 38 | 37.86 |
| New Braunfels | 57,740 | 22 | 26 | 41 | 49 | 34 | 31 | 8 | 78 | 38.14 |
| Dallas | 1,197,816 | 23 | 46 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 38.29 |
| Houston | 2,099,451 | 24 | 49 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 52 | 38.86 |
| Allen | 84,246 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 73 | 75 | 49 | 39 |
| Waxahachie | 29,621 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 53 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 83 | 39.86 |
| Wylie | 41,427 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 40.57 |
| Midland | 111,147 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 56 | 32 | 59 | 40 | 32 | 41 |
| Galveston | 47,743 | 28 | 40 | 85 | 45 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 65 | 41 |
| The Colony | 36,328 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 28 | 93 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 41.29 |
| Tyler | 96,900 | 31 | 47 | 70 | 37 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 76 | 42.14 |
| Fort Worth | 741,206 | 32 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 43 |
| DeSoto | 49,047 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 14 | 87 | 85 | 1 | 43.43 |
| College Station | 93,857 | 34 | 19 | 95 | 5 | 81 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 43.57 |
| San Marcos | 44,894 | 35 | 53 | 98 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 94 | 43.86 |
| Longview | 80,455 | 36 | 51 | 68 | 71 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 85 | 44.14 |
| McAllen | 129,877 | 37 | 70 | 79 | 48 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 44.71 |
| Round Rock | 99,887 | 38 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 68 | 33 | 63 | 82 | 45 |
| Denton | 113,383 | 39 | 34 | 56 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 17 | 69 | 45.29 |
| Rockwall | 37,490 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 87 | 69 | 91 | 45.71 |
| Victoria | 62,592 | 41 | 71 | 59 | 82 | 8 | 45 | 14 | 42 | 45.86 |
| Conroe | 56,207 | 42 | 45 | 65 | 78 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 86 | 46.71 |
| Lewisville | 95,290 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 57 | 9 | 60 | 96 | 47.14 |
| Irving | 216,290 | 44 | 38 | 53 | 29 | 26 | 74 | 45 | 67 | 47.43 |
| Temple | 66,102 | 45 | 59 | 51 | 54 | 31 | 32 | 62 | 47 | 48 |
| San Antonio | 1,327,407 | 46 | 60 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 36 | 15 | 48 | 48.29 |
| Rowlett | 56,199 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 80 | 60 | 80 | 46 | 48.29 |
| Atascocita | 65,844 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 93 | 87 | 84 | 3 | 48.43 |
| Bryan | 76,201 | 49 | 61 | 86 | 51 | 51 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 49.43 |
| Corpus Christi | 305,215 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 70 | 47 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 49.86 |