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San Saba vs Daingerfield

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

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San Saba, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 3,056 people
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Daingerfield, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 2,529 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of San Saba’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.

San Saba$1,200/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →
Daingerfield$1,060/mo
Typical home $170K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.21% · or rent about $920/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
San SabaDaingerfield
Snow a year0″0″
January low33°F35°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)234d259d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
San SabaDaingerfield
Trails4 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.7%0.8%
Settled1854—
National Register places11
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—8
Community
San SabaDaingerfield
Library hours a week28 hrs31 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

San SabaTXDaingerfieldTX
San Saba ↔ Daingerfield266 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.

San SabaDaingerfield
People
Population 3,056Highest 2,529Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.6%Highest TX: +15.9% -1.5%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.9±3.5Lowest about the TX average 36.3±5.3Highest 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 20.8%±4Lowest TX: 25% 22.7%±4.7Highest 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+ 17.2%±3.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 18%±5Highest 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+ 15.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±1.6Lowest TX: 6.2% 4%±2.3Highest 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 $50,373±$5kLowest 36% below TX $57,500±$18kHighest 27% 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 $124,000±$64kHighest 56% below TX $100,200±$28kLowest 65% 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 $943±$58Highest 33% below TX $920±$67Lowest 34% 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 $1,272Highest 70% below TX $1,208Lowest 71% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.7%±16.5Lowest TX: 51.7% 43.5%±21.2Highest 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 15.2%Lowest TX: 13.8% 17.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.4%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 21 yrs older than TX 1968Lowest 24 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 16% below TX 24 minHighest 10% below TX
Work from home 4.9%±4.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.4%±3.7Highest 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 22.7%Highest 13.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 43.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 0.97Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (8%)Mount Pleasant (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DaingerfieldFew work in San Saba
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 98.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #329 of 583 in TX#464 of 583 in TX
School district SAN SABA ISDDAINGERFIELD-LONE STAR ISD
High school in town San Saba H SDaingerfield H S
Students per teacherat that high school 9.6Lowest 9.7Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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