Niche.com has released their “2015 Best Towns In Texas” and Sealy came in at #77.  Our next door neighbor, Brenham, came in at an impressive #10.  Unfortunately, on a national scale, Texas didn’t have a single city/town make their list.

According to their website:

Niche Local offers rankings and statistics on every neighborhood and city in the U.S. to help people find the best places to live, visit, and raise a family.

These are the rankings that Niche gave to Sealy:

  • Things To Do:  B- (Incorporates statistics that capture the variety of things to do in the area.)
  • Easiest Commute: c+ (Incorporates statistics that capture how easy it is to get around the area.)
  • Education Grade: B (Incorporates the average Niche K-12 overall grade for every public school serving the area, where each school is weighted by the number of students it serves.)
  • Community Grade: B- (Incorporates statistics that capture an area’s involvement and investment in the community.)
  • Housing Grade:  B- (Incorporates statistics that capture how good an area is to purchase a home.)
  • Jobs Grade:  B+ (Incorporates statistics that capture an area’s opportunity for employment and economic stability)
  • Crime & Safety Grade:  C+ (Incorporates statistics that capture a location’s general safety)
  • Health & Fitness Grade:  B- (Incorporates statistics that capture a location’s general well-being and access to care)
  • Outdoor Activities Grade:  B- (Incorporates statistics that capture a location’s access and proclivity towards outdoor activities)
  • Weather Grade:  B+ (Incorporates statistics that capture a location’s general, year-round weather)

If you would like to see the rankings for yourself, you can click HERE or to see how Niche.com calculated their ranking scores click HERE.