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Longview, Texas comes in at about 82,176 residents. Cost of living comes out very affordable — 17% below the national average. Rent typically lands near $1,000/mo, and the median household income is about $61,003. Overall, 51/100 on our composite score, which works out to a C-, putting it at #458 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Cost-of-living index of 83 (with 100 as the US baseline) — that's very affordable territory. With median rent at $1,000/mo and median household income at $61,003, housing takes about 20% of gross income — comfortably under the 30% rule of thumb, which is unusual. Homes typically value around $170,000.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →Expect hot-summer weather — summers near 93°F, winters around 39°F. Rain (and snow, in some seasons) totals about 51 inches annually. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life. Crime runs a touch higher than the typical US city — citywide numbers, of course, mask big neighborhood differences. Air quality is moderate (AQI 52).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
Longview is a tougher sell for families. It earns 49/100 (grade D) on the families profile. Strongest on affordability (92/100); weakest on walkability (11/100).
Longview is a tougher sell for retirees. It earns 54/100 (grade C-) on the retirees profile. Strongest on affordability (92/100); weakest on walkability (11/100).
On the remote workers profile, Longview sits squarely in the middle. It earns 61/100 (grade C+) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on affordability (92/100); weakest on walkability (11/100).
Longview is a tougher sell for young professionals. It earns 50/100 (grade D) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on affordability (92/100); weakest on walkability (11/100).
Longview, Texas pulls a 51/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C-), currently ranked #458 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Longview's cost-of-living index is 83 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the very affordable band — 17% below the national average. Median rent runs about $1,000/mo.
Hot-summer — summer averages around 93°F, winter averages around 39°F, with about 51 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 11/100. Built around the car — walking isn't really an option for daily life.
Longview has about 82,176 residents, 22% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 35.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Longview head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Longview stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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