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Longview, TX

WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE

Longview is a smaller metro where housing costs are one of the more affordable in our dataset, making it accessible for budget-conscious movers. Expect a warm climate with moderate sunshine and a wet climate, so you'll deal with regular rain alongside the heat. It's a compact area, good for those seeking a low-cost, smaller-town setting without demanding a sacrifice to weather tolerance.

By the numbers

Typical home value$221K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,203/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature18.7°C · warmest 29.6°C · coolest 6.9°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1180 mm · NASA POWER
Sunshine (solar energy)4.59 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean)
Metro size rank (US)#173 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy92
  • Affordable to rent87
  • Climate comfort91
  • Plenty of sunshine60
  • Big-city amenities58

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.