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Snyder gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $142K, 2.4 years of the Snyder area’s $60K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 296th of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its police reported 45 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 37% of working residents work locally in Snyder, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Snyder is home to Western Texas College. Snyder is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 74% of U.S. towns.
Where Snyder beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Snyder is from typical.
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Census counts: 500 in 1890, 11,438 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Snyder, 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 Snyder.
Snyder trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Homes are within reach (about $142K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles. At 2.4 years of the Snyder area’s $60K median household income, the typical home (about $142K) costs less against local pay than in 84% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The typical Snyder home is worth about $142,000, up 2.1% in a year, 52% below the Texas typical home. Snyder’s median rent is $1,033 a month.
| Snyder | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,033 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Snyder ISD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Snyder H S, with 720 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder PriLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 755 | B+ |
| Snyder H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 720 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 317 to 142 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Snyder is 4.1 per 1,000 residents. Snyder reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
| Snyder | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.7 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Snyder.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,301 U.S. towns with household incomes like Snyder’s, it is healthier than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Snyder beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 22% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Snyder.
| Snyder | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Snyder | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.6% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Snyder weather station records that about 101 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.8°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.1°.
Snyder has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Snyder | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 4,043 working residents takes 18.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in 3 of Snyder’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Snyder fell to 3,776 in 2023, 778 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Abilene (4%), San Angelo (3%) and Fort Worth (3%).
| Snyder | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Towle Memorial Park, 90 acres with 1.3 miles of trail.
| Snyder | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Towle Memorial Park | 1.3 mi | 90 |
| 2. North East Park | — | 17 |
| 3. East Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Snyder
About 5 of every 100 Snyder residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
8 notable people were born in Snyder.
City in Texas, United States
Snyder is a city in and the county seat of Scurry County, Texas, United States. Its population was 11,438 at the 2020 census. The city is located in the lower part of the Southwestern Tablelands ecological region.
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Snyder grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #296 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, D for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
8 notable people were born here, including Powers Boothe and Dick Jones.
