Sep 30, 2026 | 2:07 pm
More than a dozen of the suburbs that make up the DFW Metroplex are among the best small cities to live in, according to a new WalletHub study. And two perennial favorites lead the way.
In total, 15 Dallas-Fort Worth neighbors — with Allen and Flower Mound at the top of the pack — have been rated among the best small cities in America for 2026.
WalletHub’s annual survey compared over 1,300 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 residents based on 45 livability metrics categorized into five key dimensions: affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety. Cities were then grouped by percentile, where the 99th percentile represents the very best…