REPORT: MIDLAND AMONG SAFEST, MOST AFFORDABLE CITIES
(May 29, 2025)
MIDLAND, TEXAS -- Midland ranks as the 34th safest, most affordable city in the United States, according to a new GOBankingRates study.
Midland was one of the 19 Texas cities in the top 50, and one of two from the West Texas region (Odessa was the other at No. 36).
Fishers, Indiana, ranked as the safest and most affordable city for a family of four. The Texas cities of Sugar Land and League City rounded out the top 3.
GOBankingRates analyzed cities with populations of at least 100,000 to determine which are the safest and most affordable for a family of four. Families of four are defined as a married couple with children: the oldest child age 6 to 17, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey,” a report on the study stated. “Key factors sourced and calculated include each city's household median income, the property and violent crime rates per 1,000 residents, the average value of a single-family home and the annual cost of living. Calculations for the leftover savings after the cost of living were determined using the median household income and the total cost of living.”
The 19 Texas cities ranked in the top 50 include Allen (No. 6), McKinney (No. 7), Frisco (No. 8), Pearland (No. 13), Carrollton (No. 20), Grand Prairie (No. 24), Round Rock (No. 25), Richardson (No. 26), Plano (No. 29), College Station (No. 35), Lewisville (No. 41), Laredo (No. 43), Garland (No. 46), Denton (No. 49) and Edinburg (No. 50).
The report showed the following metrics about Midland:
- Household median income: $91,169
- Single family home average value: $319,514
- Average annual cost of living: $52,969
- Property crime rate (per 1000): 18.91
- Violent crime rate (per 1000): 4.30
- Leftover savings after cost of living: $38,200.