Wichita Falls ranks near the top on a list of Texas cities judged as Best Places to Raise a Family while Abilene and San Angelo also earn high scores. Wichita Falls ranks second in the state, just below Tyler, which is the hometown of the study conducted by the Hibbs Institute for Business & Economic Research at the University of Texas at Tyler.

San Angelo ranked in the top 10 on a list of Texas cities judged as Best Places to Raise a Family. The study ranked 25 Texas cities on scores from 1 to 25 in 18 categories of health and safety, economic performance,