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San Antonio The San Antonio River Walk remains one of the top tourist attractions in Texas, making the city on of the top-20 summer travel destinations in the U.S. for 2025.

The city’s top categories included health, housing & cost of living, and economy. Round Rock Rounding out the top 10 in the U.S. (and No. 3 in Texas) was Round Rock with a score of 793/1000.

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Massachusetts had more cities on the list than any other state, claiming six of the 25 best places for quality of life. Texas and Maryland claimed the next highest number, with four cities each.

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