Houston suburb named one of the 'Happiest Small Towns in America' for 2019

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Just a quick 25-minute drive outside of Houston will land you in one of the happiest small towns in America.

Sugar Land is the No. 4 "Happiest Small Town in America," according to a report from Top Counseling Schools, (TCS) a counseling information and resource website.

TCS compiled the ranking using metrics that include poverty rate, population, median household income, median property value, education, employment rate, unemployment rate and the overall crime rate per 100,000 people for a town.

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Two other Texas towns made the list. Boerne is ranked No. 6 while Flower Mound took the top spot out of the Texas towns at No. 2. The report gives Sugar Land credit as a unique suburb with a "versatile restaurant scene and lots of activities for residents to enjoy over the weekends."

According to the report, Sugar Land has a population of 85,681 with a median household income of $108,504. The city's low crime rate - 4.15 crimes per 100,000 residents, per the report, - is another reason why the small suburb is considered one of the happiest places in America.

See the full report to find out what other small towns made the list.

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