Texas Retirement County Comparison

Texas Counties Compared for Retirement

30 counties · Data last verified 2026-06-10

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CountyMajor CityAvg Property TaxCost of LivingHospital Rating
Bell CountyKilleen$3,276914/5
Bexar CountySan Antonio$4,171953.8/5
Brazoria CountyPearland$3,969993.8/5
Brazos CountyCollege Station$3,750933.8/5
Cameron CountyBrownsville$2,295853.5/5
Collin CountyPlano$6,9251044.2/5
Comal CountyNew Braunfels$5,828953.8/5
Dallas CountyDallas$4,7781044.1/5
Denton CountyDenton$5,9841044/5
Ector CountyOdessa$3,564913.6/5
El Paso CountyEl Paso$3,282913.7/5
Fort Bend CountySugar Land$6,787994.3/5
Galveston CountyGalveston$4,395993.9/5
Harris CountyHouston$5,053994.1/5
Hays CountySan Marcos$6,208993.9/5
Hidalgo CountyMcAllen$2,507873.6/5
Jefferson CountyBeaumont$2,808913.7/5
Lubbock CountyLubbock$3,058913.9/5
McLennan CountyWaco$3,020933.7/5
Midland CountyMidland$4,288973.8/5
Montgomery CountyConroe$5,664994.2/5
Nueces CountyCorpus Christi$3,267973.6/5
Potter CountyAmarillo$2,633923.7/5
Randall CountyCanyon$3,406923.9/5
Smith CountyTyler$3,382923.9/5
Tarrant CountyFort Worth$5,1871044.5/5
Tom Green CountySan Angelo$2,930873.8/5
Travis CountyAustin$6,783994/5
Webb CountyLaredo$3,131833.5/5
Williamson CountyRound Rock$7,238994.1/5