{"id":40690,"date":"2021-09-27T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T21:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?p=40690"},"modified":"2021-11-10T00:03:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T03:03:00","slug":"best-tacos-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/studies\/best-tacos-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"2021\u2019s Best Texas Cities for Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taco \u2019bout the perfect finger food. Not only are tacos cheap and tasty, but they also come in countless combinations \u2014 especially in Texas, where locals are simply \u201ctacobsessed.\u201d<\/p>

But where among the Lone Star State’s 100 biggest cities can you find top tacos?<\/p>

LawnStarter<\/a> crunched the numbers to unwrap 2021\u2019s Best Texas Cities for Tacos in time for National Taco Day, Oct. 4.<\/p>

We looked for cities with wide access to taquerias, National Taco Championships awards, high consumer ratings, and taco festivals. We even considered Google search volumes for \u201ctacos\u201d to gauge local taco love.<\/p>

Check out the most spec-taco-lar Texas cities in our ranking below, followed by key tacoways.<\/p>

Table of Contents<\/h3>
  1. City Rankings<\/a><\/li>
  2. Key Tacoways<\/a><\/li>
  3. Tacos By the Numbers<\/a><\/li>
  4. Methodology<\/a><\/li>
  5. Tacos for Dinner, Breakfast, and Dessert<\/a><\/li><\/ol>

    <\/a><\/p>

    City Rankings <\/h2>

    See how each city fared in our ranking:<\/p> \n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
    OVERALL RANK<\/th>City<\/th>Overall Score<\/th>Access Rank<\/th>Quality Rank<\/th>Popularity Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1<\/td>Austin, TX<\/td>76.25<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>Round Rock, TX<\/td>47.68<\/td>18<\/td>7<\/td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>Dallas, TX<\/td>45.47<\/td>31<\/td>10<\/td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>San Antonio, TX<\/td>44.89<\/td>19<\/td>2<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>Houston, TX<\/td>44.71<\/td>56<\/td>12<\/td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>Cedar Park, TX<\/td>43.75<\/td>13<\/td>6<\/td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>San Marcos, TX<\/td>43.00<\/td>11<\/td>20<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>Amarillo, TX<\/td>40.96<\/td>43<\/td>4<\/td>38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>Plano, TX<\/td>39.50<\/td>23<\/td>9<\/td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>Grand Prairie, TX<\/td>38.59<\/td>85<\/td>34<\/td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    11<\/td>College Station, TX<\/td>38.57<\/td>37<\/td>17<\/td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    12<\/td>The Woodlands, TX<\/td>38.28<\/td>20<\/td>17<\/td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    13<\/td>Denton, TX<\/td>37.78<\/td>26<\/td>5<\/td>84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    14<\/td>Arlington, TX<\/td>37.61<\/td>55<\/td>15<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    15<\/td>Lubbock, TX<\/td>36.78<\/td>67<\/td>16<\/td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    16<\/td>Abilene, TX<\/td>36.09<\/td>47<\/td>3<\/td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    17<\/td>Texarkana, TX<\/td>36.01<\/td>10<\/td>21<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    18<\/td>Fort Worth, TX<\/td>35.90<\/td>46<\/td>14<\/td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    19<\/td>Odessa, TX<\/td>35.82<\/td>86<\/td>8<\/td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    20<\/td>Irving, TX<\/td>35.29<\/td>66<\/td>19<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    21<\/td>Galveston, TX<\/td>35.15<\/td>1<\/td>49<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    22<\/td>Richardson, TX<\/td>34.33<\/td>25<\/td>24<\/td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    23<\/td>Allen, TX<\/td>33.37<\/td>34<\/td>11<\/td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    24<\/td>Frisco, TX<\/td>32.80<\/td>33<\/td>13<\/td>88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    25<\/td>Conroe, TX<\/td>32.27<\/td>44<\/td>27<\/td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    26<\/td>Spring, TX<\/td>31.97<\/td>4<\/td>26<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    27<\/td>El Paso, TX<\/td>30.86<\/td>50<\/td>46<\/td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    28<\/td>Mansfield, TX<\/td>30.68<\/td>30<\/td>25<\/td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    29<\/td>Waco, TX<\/td>30.29<\/td>12<\/td>30<\/td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    30<\/td>Euless, TX<\/td>29.42<\/td>70<\/td>22<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    31<\/td>Tyler, TX<\/td>29.27<\/td>8<\/td>23<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    32<\/td>Pflugerville, TX<\/td>28.56<\/td>29<\/td>52<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    33<\/td>Grapevine, TX<\/td>27.95<\/td>3<\/td>39<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    34<\/td>Atascocita, TX<\/td>27.45<\/td>96<\/td>35<\/td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    35<\/td>Waxahachie, TX<\/td>27.17<\/td>9<\/td>52<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    36<\/td>Flower Mound, TX<\/td>26.14<\/td>42<\/td>28<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    36<\/td>Schertz, TX<\/td>26.14<\/td>21<\/td>31<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    38<\/td>Keller, TX<\/td>25.54<\/td>14<\/td>31<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    39<\/td>Duncanville, TX<\/td>25.26<\/td>79<\/td>75<\/td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    40<\/td>Leander, TX<\/td>25.02<\/td>76<\/td>28<\/td>66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    41<\/td>Burleson, TX<\/td>24.34<\/td>5<\/td>42<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    42<\/td>McAllen, TX<\/td>24.08<\/td>60<\/td>58<\/td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    43<\/td>Wichita Falls, TX<\/td>23.72<\/td>49<\/td>33<\/td>62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    44<\/td>Sugar Land, TX<\/td>23.70<\/td>41<\/td>50<\/td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    45<\/td>San Angelo, TX<\/td>23.51<\/td>45<\/td>35<\/td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    46<\/td>Georgetown, TX<\/td>23.05<\/td>16<\/td>37<\/td>87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    47<\/td>Mesquite, TX<\/td>22.65<\/td>77<\/td>51<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    48<\/td>Rockwall, TX<\/td>22.51<\/td>17<\/td>46<\/td>63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    49<\/td>Garland, TX<\/td>22.39<\/td>80<\/td>59<\/td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    50<\/td>New Braunfels, TX<\/td>22.19<\/td>2<\/td>69<\/td>48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    51<\/td>Pasadena, TX<\/td>22.14<\/td>89<\/td>81<\/td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    52<\/td>Corpus Christi, TX<\/td>22.02<\/td>28<\/td>96<\/td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    53<\/td>Hurst, TX<\/td>21.63<\/td>27<\/td>43<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    54<\/td>Kyle, TX<\/td>21.39<\/td>52<\/td>76<\/td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    55<\/td>North Richland Hills, TX<\/td>21.10<\/td>71<\/td>38<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    56<\/td>Coppell, TX<\/td>21.07<\/td>22<\/td>46<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    57<\/td>Cedar Hill, TX<\/td>20.59<\/td>83<\/td>61<\/td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    58<\/td>Wylie, TX<\/td>19.90<\/td>74<\/td>41<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    58<\/td>Bedford, TX<\/td>19.90<\/td>61<\/td>44<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    60<\/td>Carrollton, TX<\/td>19.88<\/td>62<\/td>52<\/td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    61<\/td>Haltom City, TX<\/td>19.87<\/td>90<\/td>40<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    62<\/td>Little Elm, TX<\/td>19.46<\/td>72<\/td>45<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    63<\/td>League City, TX<\/td>19.07<\/td>24<\/td>69<\/td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    64<\/td>Lewisville, TX<\/td>18.72<\/td>51<\/td>57<\/td>52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    65<\/td>Brownsville, TX<\/td>18.61<\/td>68<\/td>88<\/td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    66<\/td>San Juan, TX<\/td>18.42<\/td>88<\/td>74<\/td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    67<\/td>Friendswood, TX<\/td>18.19<\/td>35<\/td>61<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    68<\/td>Rosenberg, TX<\/td>18.09<\/td>62<\/td>67<\/td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    69<\/td>Pharr, TX<\/td>18.04<\/td>95<\/td>87<\/td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    70<\/td>McKinney, TX<\/td>17.25<\/td>57<\/td>56<\/td>83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    71<\/td>Killeen, TX<\/td>16.78<\/td>87<\/td>73<\/td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    72<\/td>The Colony, TX<\/td>16.49<\/td>54<\/td>61<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    73<\/td>Rowlett, TX<\/td>16.43<\/td>94<\/td>52<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    74<\/td>Missouri City, TX<\/td>16.16<\/td>64<\/td>65<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    75<\/td>Pearland, TX<\/td>16.12<\/td>38<\/td>97<\/td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    76<\/td>Channelview, TX<\/td>15.86<\/td>96<\/td>60<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    77<\/td>Farmers Branch, TX<\/td>14.96<\/td>78<\/td>64<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    78<\/td>Bryan, TX<\/td>14.33<\/td>32<\/td>66<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    79<\/td>Baytown, TX<\/td>14.28<\/td>84<\/td>68<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    80<\/td>Port Arthur, TX<\/td>13.84<\/td>93<\/td>71<\/td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    81<\/td>Sherman, TX<\/td>13.27<\/td>15<\/td>76<\/td>85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    82<\/td>DeSoto, TX<\/td>12.84<\/td>92<\/td>82<\/td>39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    83<\/td>Beaumont, TX<\/td>12.75<\/td>53<\/td>83<\/td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    84<\/td>Victoria, TX<\/td>11.10<\/td>40<\/td>72<\/td>92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    85<\/td>Mission Bend, TX<\/td>10.17<\/td>96<\/td>84<\/td>51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    86<\/td>Longview, TX<\/td>10.15<\/td>58<\/td>76<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    87<\/td>Lufkin, TX<\/td>10.12<\/td>59<\/td>76<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    88<\/td>Deer Park, TX<\/td>9.89<\/td>96<\/td>85<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    89<\/td>Mission, TX<\/td>9.81<\/td>81<\/td>86<\/td>65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    90<\/td>Laredo, TX<\/td>9.62<\/td>82<\/td>93<\/td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    91<\/td>Temple, TX<\/td>9.43<\/td>65<\/td>80<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    92<\/td>Weslaco, TX<\/td>9.01<\/td>36<\/td>99<\/td>40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    93<\/td>Harlingen, TX<\/td>8.97<\/td>39<\/td>91<\/td>64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    94<\/td>La Porte, TX<\/td>8.00<\/td>75<\/td>92<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    95<\/td>Lancaster, TX<\/td>6.97<\/td>96<\/td>90<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    96<\/td>Del Rio, TX<\/td>6.84<\/td>7<\/td>100<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    97<\/td>Texas City, TX<\/td>6.82<\/td>73<\/td>94<\/td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    98<\/td>Midland, TX<\/td>6.35<\/td>69<\/td>89<\/td>91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    99<\/td>Edinburg, TX<\/td>3.81<\/td>91<\/td>94<\/td>86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    100<\/td>Huntsville, TX<\/td>3.09<\/td>48<\/td>97<\/td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    \"Infographic
    Note:<\/strong> A total of 100 cities were ranked in this study. Due to a significant number of ties, however, the lowest-ranking position for some metrics may not be 100.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
    <\/div>