CITY PROFILE
Waco, TX
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Waco, Texas is a smaller metro with moderately priced homes—not cheap, but not expensive either—and a warm climate with abundant sunshine that dominates most of the year, tempered by moderate rainfall. If you want reliable heat and light without the intensity of hotter Texas metros, and prefer a compact region where you're not navigating a sprawling urban landscape, this fits that profile.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $257K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,404/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 19.5°C · warmest 30.2°C · coolest 8.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 946 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.81 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #178 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy90
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort94
- Plenty of sunshine66
- Big-city amenities57
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.
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