U.S. News & World Report unveiled its list of the 250 best places to retire in America, a compilation that evaluated individual communities’ quality of life, tax rates, senior care access and older population levels and migration trends. While Texas didn’t nab the top spot, it did cinch two Top 10 finishes courtesy two Houston-area suburbs.
The Woodlands and Spring laid claim to the No. 4 and No. 5 rankings, with the Houston metro cities praised for their median home and rental values compared to some healthier median household incomes. Elsewhere in Texas, Victoria earned a No. 12 position, Pearland claimed the No. 17 spot, Conroe touted the No. 20 rank and League City rounded out the Top 25.
Looking closer toward Texas’ capital city, the report named the Austin-area suburb of Leander No. 58 on the list, alongside other accomplishments like the third-best place to live in Texas, the No. 3 best small city in the U.S and a No. 8 ranking among the best overall places to live. Leander’s population skews above 81,000 people, with a median household income just shy of $141,000, a median home value of $492,064 and a median rental cost of $1,621 a month.
North Austin’s tech hub, Round Rock, courted a No. 62 ranking, with Dell Technologies’ stomping grounds praised as the No. 10 best place to live in Texas, the No. 9 best medium-sized city in America and the No. 28 overall best place to live. Its population inches above the 131,000 mark, with a median household income of $102,858, a median home value of  $446,967 and a median monthly rent price of $1,500.
Elsewhere in the Austin area, Pflugerville ranked No. 75 among the best retiree communities in the U.S., with the suburb home to just shy of 68,000 people and a median household income of $121,424, a median home value of $411,902 and a median monthly rent clocking in at $1,679.Â