ALEX Intelligence just completed analysis of SmartAsset‘s report: “Most Livable Small Cities – 2024 Study.” Pflugerville ranked number number one in Travis County, number two in Williamson County, number two in the Austin Metro Area and number five in Texas.
“…Small cities may offer cost benefits for residents looking to stretch their income while enjoying a comfortable – and more spacious – lifestyle. While livability is a subjective concept that may take on different definitions for different people, some elements of a community can come close to being universally beneficial…With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked small U.S. cities to find the most “livable.”
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Smart Asset’s Data & Methodology
To find the most livable small cities in America, SmartAsset compared 281 cities with a population between 65,000 and 100,000 across the following metrics:
- Housing costs as a percentage of household income. This is the median housing costs divided by median household income. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2022 1-year American Community Survey.
- Percentage of residents below the poverty line. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2022 1-year American Community Survey.
- Unemployment rate. County-level data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2023.
- Percentage of residents with health insurance. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2022 1-year American Community Survey.
- Average commute time. This measures a worker’s average commute time in minutes. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2022 1-year American Community Survey.
Half-weighted metrics come from the Census Bureau’s 2021 County Business Patterns survey and are at the county level.
- Proportion of arts, entertainment and recreation establishments. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2021 County Business Patterns Survey.
- Proportion of accommodation and food service establishments. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2021 County Business Patterns Survey.
- Proportion of healthcare establishments. Data comes from the Census Bureau’s 2021 County Business Patterns Survey.
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