Texas Relocation Guide

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Texas offers a booming economy, no state income tax, and communities that share your values. We pair you with a vetted local agent who knows the ground, from the DFW and Houston suburbs to the Hill Country and West Texas, and handle selling your current home and buying here as one move. Always free to you.

Texas at a glance

State income taxNone
Average home cost$335,000
2024 presidential resultRepublican +14
State mottoFriendship
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Why Move to Texas?

We understand just how difficult the decision is to move away. Our founders left a community they once loved too. We get it. You’re choosing to start a new life somewhere better. Here are just a few reasons why so many choose to move:

Safe Communities

Texas has one of the most unique and friendliest cultures in America. Our motto is “Friendship” and we take it literally so don’t be surprised when we smile at you on the street. We also believe in enabling our local police to enforce the laws, personal responsibility for self-defense and protecting our homes.

Great Schools

Texas is home to some of the top school districts in the United States in terms of academic achievement. From rural communities that thrive on Friday Night Lights and small, engaged classrooms to large suburban districts that produce a great number of scholars, Texas is home to a district where your children can learn.

Affordable

Cost of living varies greatly across the country, but comparatively speaking, Texas is one of the most affordable States to live. Roughly speaking, when compared to California, Texas is 30-40% less expensive to live, eat, entertain and homes are 50-60% more affordable here with the statewide average home cost being $335,000.

Lower Taxes

Rated one of the best States to start a business in, Texas is home to a growing number of major corporation headquarters along with thriving medium, small, and entrepreneurial businesses. With no income tax and low business taxes, Texas is where you can easily find a job or start the business you’ve always wanted to.

Exciting Weather

Texas is known for having temperamental weather. It can be cool in the morning, hot in the afternoon, raining in the evening, and perfect in the late evening – all in one day! Our State spans a wide range of climate zones, so if you enjoy the beach, the woods, the desert, or the plains – Texas has a home for you.

Thriving Entertainment

Texas is known for football but it is coming to be known for producing championship winning sports teams and is also a center for arts and culture. Austin is known for their “weird” art, Houston has museums on every corner, and Dallas is home to some of the top restaurants in the nation. You’ll find your scene here in Texas.

Where our clients land

Most Conservative Cities & Regions in Texas

Texas is one of the largest and most reliably Republican states in the country — the Republican presidential candidate carried it by about 14 points (56%) in 2024, and there’s no state income tax. Its biggest urban cores (Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio) lean Democratic, but step just outside them — or into West and East Texas — and you’re in deeply conservative country. Here are the regions and communities our clients move to most.

Dallas–Fort Worth Suburbs (North Texas)

The booming collar counties north of Dallas — Collin (Frisco, Prosper, McKinney, Plano), Denton (Flower Mound, Argyle), Rockwall, and Parker — are among the most popular conservative relocation spots in the country. See our full North Texas guide.

Greater Houston (the Conservative Suburbs)

  • Montgomery County — The Woodlands, Conroe, Magnolia.
  • Brazoria County — Pearland, Lake Jackson.
  • Galveston County — League City, Friendswood.

(Houston/Harris County leans Democratic; the surrounding suburbs lean conservative.)

Central Texas & the Hill Country

  • Comal County — New Braunfels.
  • Kendall County — Boerne.
  • Gillespie County — Fredericksburg.
  • Williamson County — Georgetown, Leander, Cedar Park (Austin’s conservative suburbs).

(Austin/Travis County is strongly Democratic; the surrounding Hill Country is conservative.)

West Texas (Oil Country — Among the Reddest in America)

Midland and Odessa (the Permian Basin), Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene, and San Angelo — some of the most Republican cities in the entire country.

East Texas & Other Conservative Hubs

  • East Texas — Tyler, Longview, Lufkin, Texarkana (the reliably conservative Piney Woods).
  • Other hubs — Waco (McLennan County), College Station (Brazos County), Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Temple/Belton.
A quick heads-up: Texas’s largest urban cores — Austin (Travis), Houston (Harris), Dallas (Dallas), and San Antonio (Bexar) — lean Democratic. Conservative families who want big-city jobs typically settle in the surrounding suburbs and exurbs above.

Not sure which part of Texas fits your family? Pick a region above and we’ll point you to the right spot — then connect you with a vetted conservative agent who knows the area.

Straight answers

Texas Conservative Living — FAQ

Is Texas a conservative state?

Yes. Texas is reliably Republican — the GOP holds every statewide office, there’s no state income tax, and the Republican presidential candidate carried the state by about 14 points (56%) in 2024.

What is the most conservative city in Texas?

West Texas cities like Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, and Amarillo are among the most Republican in the country. For relocating families, the Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston suburbs are the most popular conservative choices.

Is Austin conservative?

No — Austin (Travis County) is the most Democratic-leaning major city in Texas. Its suburbs in Williamson and Hays counties, however, lean conservative.

Where do conservatives move in Texas?

Most relocating families choose the Dallas–Fort Worth or Houston suburbs, the Hill Country around San Antonio, or West and East Texas.

Step by step

Relocation guides

Planning your move? These step by step guides break down the taxes, home prices, gun and school laws, and the best places for families to land:

California → Texas

Taxes, home prices, and where CA families land.

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New Jersey → Texas

Taxes, home prices, and where CA families land.

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Washington → Texas

What changes, what it costs, and where to look.

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New York → Texas

Income tax, property tax, and where NY families land.

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Texas has no state income tax. See exactly what you’d save.

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“Derek and his team at Conservative Move of Texas were a helpful and friendly resource for our relocation to Texas. It has been a great adventure so far, and Conservative Move was one of the best parts of it. I have already referred them to one other person.”

Charles Jones · Google review · relocated to Texas

See how Texas ranks in our guide to the most Republican states in the country.

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