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A town of 19,972. A typical home worth about $252K.

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Population
19,972
+3% since 2010
Typical home
$252K
−1.9% in a year
Household income
$87K
median
Median age
37.3
years
Jobs based here
4,567
A commuter town

What makes Angleton stand out

The 3 things Angleton does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

92% of working residents leave Angleton for work

Where Angleton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Houston Houston 20% 7% → Clute Clute 7% 6% → Freeport Freeport 6% 5% → Lake Jackson Lake Jackson 5% 2% → Pasadena Pasadena 2% 2% → Alvin Alvin 2% Angleton · 8% stay
4,567jobs based in Angleton
8%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Ordered by what stands out in Angleton. Another town gets a different order.

Housing

A typical Angleton home is worth about $252K

The typical Angleton home is worth about $252,000, down 1.9% in a year, 16% below the Texas typical home.

$252KZillow home value

Typical home value

Angleton$252K
Texas$299K
Market temperature
Buyer’s marketA balanced marketBuyer’sSeller’s
65
days on market
96.6%
sale-to-list price
−1.9%
value change, 1 year
19
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Angleton’s public schools outperform 54% of Texas districts

The public schools Angleton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Westside ElPK–51,029B+
Central ElPK–5533A−
Northside ElPK–5479A−
Rancho Isabella ElPK–5464B+
Southside ElPK–5304B−
Angleton J H School6–81,567B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 9 schools →
Health

Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns

Angleton beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

B−Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
0 better24 too close to call2 worse
What stands outAngletonTX
More adults who have had cancer7%6.1%
More adults sleeping under 7 hours42.8%38.2%
Chi St. Luke's Health Brazosport
10 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
65th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.8% of Angleton is conserved land

1.6 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves.

1.8%conserved
Map of Angleton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.8%
conserved · 132 of 7,487 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
#324
most walkable in TX
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Freedom Park0.8 mi34
2. Rueben Welch Park—20
3. Bates Park—15
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Angleton

Most working residents leave Angleton for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (20%), Clute (7%) and Freeport (6%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Angleton8%
Houston20%
Clute7%
Freeport6%
Lake Jackson5%
31 mi
median commute distance
4,567
jobs based in Angleton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Angleton has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter47–66°
Spring61–79°
Summer74–92°
Fall62–82°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
753
paid flood claims since 1979
9
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 47% of U.S. towns

Angleton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.

B−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Angleton2.6
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Angleton8.4
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
47th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
51st
percentile among TX towns
55
violent crimes reported in 2025
180
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Ibisses Ibi Ibiss Multibis And Egrets Brazoria Nwr Texas
2010 · Ibisses Ibi Ibiss Multibis And Egrets Brazoria Nwr Texas · Wikimedia Commons
Angleton’s story

Angleton in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

No Clue Brazoria Nwr TexasTexas ScrubTurkey Vulture Brazoria Nwr Texas
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Famous people from Angleton

17 notable people were born in Angleton.

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About Angleton

City in and county seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States

Official town website ↗

Angleton is a city in and the county seat of Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Angleton lies at the intersection of State Highway 288, State Highway 35, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The population was 19,429 at the 2020 census. Angleton is in the 14th congressional district, and is represented by Republican Congressman Randy Weber.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
19,429
Area
12 sq mi
Elevation
30 ft
ZIP code
77515, 77516
Area code
979

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