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Santa AnnaTX

A town in Texas.

Is Santa Anna a good place to live?

Santa Anna’s January low is 48°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 37°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. We don’t grade Santa Anna yet; the figures below are still real.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Santa Anna.

Climate

Santa Anna: four seasons and hot summers

99°summer high

The midsummer high for Santa Anna is 98°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–72°
Spring64–87°
Summer75–98°
Fall64–86°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
99°
typical summer high
Full pageSanta Anna’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 98°, January lows 48°Rain & snow23″ of rain a year · Rain a yearHeating & coolingHeating & coolingThen and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Santa Anna than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

Of the 642 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Santa Anna. In Santa Anna, 24% of adults have diabetes. The town beats the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

Santa AnnaTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)34%24%19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)24%13%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)42%30%25%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)31%18%8.1%
31 measures vs. Texas
6 better12 too close to call13 worse
What stands outSanta AnnaTX
Fewer binge drinkers12.7%17%
Fewer adults with depression16%21.2%
More adults with diabetes24.4%12.7%
Starr County Memorial Hospital
27.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageSanta Anna’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby27.5 miles to an ER · Starr County Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 6 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Santa Anna faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

47risk score of 100

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 53% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHurricanes
Full pageSanta Anna’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Santa Anna

12pages on Santa Anna
The big questions
HealthBetter than TX on 6 of 31 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 47% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
PlacesAttractions6 nearby · Border Theater 35 miLibraryRio Grande City Public LibraryColleges
The story
Climate99° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
Getting set up

Moving to Santa Anna: who provides what

Santa Anna is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesStarr CountyStarr County provides services here
SchoolsSan Isidro Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereStarr County Early Voting ClerkStarr County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2022
ZIP code7859178591 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Santa Anna; the nearest are

The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyUniversity or college · Public · Edinburg34.5 mi$9,987 in-state tuitionTexas Southmost CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brownsville84.8 mi$3,148 in-state tuition

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