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SantelTX

A town in Texas.

Is Santel a good place to live?

Santel’s July high is 99°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Santel yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Santel: who provides what

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

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterRio WSC1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesStarr CountyStarr County provides services here

SchoolsRio Grande City Grulla 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 code7858278582 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.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Santel.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Santel is cold waves, at a low overall level

Expected losses in Santel break down as 69% from cold waves and 18% from inland flooding. The risk rating from FEMA here locally is 23 of 100.

23risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland flooding

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Santel

Santel’s January low is put at 48°F.

100°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–73°

Spring65–89°

Summer76–99°

Fall65–87°

Dec 17

typical first frost

Jan 31

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

100°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 48°Rain & snow21″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Santel stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work

A fifth of Santel adults have diabetes. Against the Texas average, Santel comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 20.

	Santel	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	39%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	20%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	46%	30%	25%