Texas Charm: Exploring The Most Welcoming Neighborhoods in the Lone Star State

A study shared on a home service website claims they have discovered the 6 friendliest neighborhoods in Texas--to be even more specific--in larger Texas cities. 

Howdy, neighbor!

Look, we know all about friendly neighborhoods here in Longview and Tyler, Texas--and honestly throughout the state. (And honestly about some less-than-friendly neighborhoods, as well.)

The word 'Texas' itself allegedly comes from the Caddo word 'Tejas,' which is said to mean 'friendship.' Some sources challenge that these days, but that's a different story. 

And again, this study was focused on the friendliest neighborhoods in larger cities.

AllStarHome.com did a study and researched on Zillow to get the information they were seeking.

According to a post on the site, they "conducted a study to determine which American cities are the friendliest.

[They] compiled a list of popular neighborhoods across the United States based on the 200 most-viewed city neighborhoods on Zillow in 2022. Then we analyzed nearly 150K Google reviews from the past year for businesses in those neighborhoods."

They said they then used the percentage of reviews that contained the word 'friendly' to get an idea of how 'friendly' each neighborhood may be.

A list of the 20 'friendliest' neighborhoods in America was posted on the site--SIX of those were in Texas. Here's a look at who made the list:

Take a look at more specific data, if you're interested, here.

And now a look at something 'not-so-friendly,' here's a list of some of the most dangerous gangs operating in Texas: