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DFW on the U.S. News 2025-2026 list
Eleven Dallas-Fort Worth cities made the U.S. News Best Places to Live rankings, several in the national top 25:
- ✓Frisco - No. 9 in the U.S. (and No. 3 among best medium-sized cities).
- ✓McKinney No. 17, Allen No. 23, Mansfield No. 25, Carrollton No. 33.
- ✓North Richland Hills No. 43, Wylie No. 51, Plano No. 63, Rowlett No. 83.
- ✓Flower Mound topped the best small cities list.
Why DFW dominates these lists
The same factors keep North Texas suburbs at the top:
- ✓No state income tax + relatively affordable housing vs. coastal metros.
- ✓A-rated school districts (Frisco, Allen, Lovejoy, Carroll / Southlake).
- ✓Major employers + job growth (Toyota, Samsung, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs relocations).
- ✓Master-planned communities, parks, and low crime in the top-ranked suburbs.
How to use a ranking (and where it falls short)
Rankings are a starting point, not a decision:
- ✓A No. 9 city still has a wide range of neighborhoods, schools, and price points within it.
- ✓Your commute, budget, and the specific street matter more than the city's rank.
- ✓Verify the real data - price, schools, flood zone, crime - for the exact address, not just the city.
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