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For a city of 100,640, San Angelo does unevenly: it grades C−, ranked 427th of 640 in Texas. The trade-off: its crime rate is higher than 79% of U.S. towns, with 281 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. 65% of working residents work locally in San Angelo, above both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Fort Concho Historic District and Hilton Hotel. San Angelo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
Where San Angelo beats most towns.
Fort Concho Historic DistrictFort Concho Historic District is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its 69 National Register listings are more than in 96% of Texas towns with a listing.
Census counts: 2,615 in 1890, 99,893 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 3 maps from 1928 on.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far San Angelo is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in San Angelo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in San Angelo.
San Angelo has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings and has commutes shorter than most of Texas.
25 miles of trail in 34 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is San Angelo City Park, at 204 acres.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Texas Bank Sports Complex | 1.8 mi | 83 |
| 2. Rio Concho Park | 1.4 mi | 20 |
| 3. Producer's Park | 0.6 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by San Angelo ISD. Three of its 30 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,260 | C |
| Central H SLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 2,985 | C+ |
| Ft. Concho ElTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 447 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 2,861 to 2,466 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
San Angelo’s property crime rate is 21.8 per 1,000 residents. San Angelo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less. San Angelo’s violent crime rate is 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 86 flood insurance claims have been paid out in San Angelo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical San Angelo home is worth about $211,000, down 5% in a year, 29% below the Texas typical home. 61% of San Angelo households own their home.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,153 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The San Angelo Wfo weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 115 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.7°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 32.4°.
San Angelo has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. The July high in San Angelo is 97°F. About 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 38,280 working residents takes 19.2 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Jobs based in San Angelo grew to 40,792 in 2023, 3,646 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Abilene (2%), Austin (2%) and Midland (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
San Angelo beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in San Angelo.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | San Angelo | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 7% | 6.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.3% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| San Angelo | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.5 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
50.0% women, 50.0% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.5 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.5, men 33.8.
| San Angelo | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.6% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.1% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1 within 15 miles of the center of San Angelo
About 8 of every 100 San Angelo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
69 places in San Angelo on the National Register of Historic Places.
33 notable people were born in San Angelo.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
San Angelo grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #427 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and C for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
33 notable people were born here, including Nancy Richey and Greg Maddux.
