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Daingerfield vs San Saba

266 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (19.5× in San Saba) and jobs per worker (+90% in Daingerfield).

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Daingerfield, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 2,529 people
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San Saba, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,056 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DaingerfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 38%of TX districts Housing$170K typical home43% below the TX typical home Outdoors#107 most walkable in TX0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Daingerfield →
San SabaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#39 most trails in TX3.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$196K typical home35% below the TX typical home SafetySafer than 82%of U.S. towns we grade All about San Saba →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails19.5×
San Saba has more miles of trail
San Saba 3.9 miDaingerfield 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker+90%
Daingerfield is more of a job hub
Daingerfield 0.97San Saba 0.51
Work in town+9.2 pts
More of San Saba’s workers stay in town
San Saba 22.7%Daingerfield 13.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

San Saba places higher on 11 of 20 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DDaingerfieldSafer than 13% of U.S. towns A−San SabaSafer than 82% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+DaingerfieldBetter than 38% of districts in the state C+San SabaBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
DDaingerfieldHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns CSan SabaHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns
9Daingerfield
11San Saba

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 470 towns #427#30 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #454#106 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #225#418 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #495#314 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #533#381 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #464#329 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #551#402 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#566

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Daingerfield’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Daingerfield$1,060/mo
Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $920/mo · Housing →
San Saba$1,200/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between San Saba and Daingerfield.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
DaingerfieldSan Saba
Snow a year0″0″
January low35°F33°F
July high92°F93°F
Growing season (days)259d234d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
DaingerfieldSan Saba
Trails0 mi4 mi
Conserved land0.8%6.7%
National Register places11
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here8—
Community
DaingerfieldSan Saba
Library hours a week31 hrs28 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

266 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DaingerfieldTXSan SabaTX
Daingerfield ↔ San Saba266 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

DaingerfieldSan Saba
People
Population 2,529Lowest 3,056Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.5%Lowest TX: +15.9% +0.6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.3±5.3Highest about the TX average 35.9±3.5Lowest about the TX average
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.7%±4.7Highest TX: 25% 20.8%±4Lowest TX: 25%
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18%±5Highest TX: 13.4% 17.2%±3.7Lowest TX: 13.4%
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 15.8%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±2.3Highest TX: 6.2% 1.3%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2%
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,500±$18kHighest 27% below TX $50,373±$5kLowest 36% below TX
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,200±$28kLowest 65% below TX $124,000±$64kHighest 56% below TX
San Saba and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $920±$67Lowest 34% below TX $943±$58Highest 33% below TX
San Saba and Daingerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,208Lowest 71% below TX $1,272Highest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.5%±21.2Highest TX: 51.7% 25.7%±16.5Lowest TX: 51.7%
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.5%Highest TX: 13.8% 15.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.4%Lowest TX: 62.6% 65.9%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX 1971Highest 21 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 10% below TX 22 minLowest 16% below TX
Work from home 5.4%±3.7Highest TX: 14.4% 4.9%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Daingerfield and San Saba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.5%Lowest 22.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 43.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.97Highest 0.51Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Pleasant (19%)Austin (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in San SabaFew work in Daingerfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 3.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.4Lowest 118Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #464 of 583 in TX#329 of 583 in TX
School district DAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISDSAN SABA ISD
High school in town Daingerfield H SSan Saba H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.7Highest 9.6Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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