Santa Fe is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It is named for the Santa Fe Railroad (now part of BNSF Railway), which runs through the town alongside State Highway 6. The population of Santa Fe at the 2020 census was 12,735.

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How Santa Fe ranks

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#74Safest in TX #120Lowest obesity in TX #109Most new homes in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code77510, 77517

Area code409

Living in Santa Fe

Housing in Santa Fe

$336K▲ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Santa Fe home is worth about $336,000, up 0.9% in a year, 12% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market57

Sale-to-list96.5%

Sold in May18

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Safety in Santa Fe

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Santa Fe reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Santa Fe 1.3

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Santa Fe 5.6

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Santa Fe

Health Grade B

Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

5better than TX·4worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▼ 8 close Habits all close Care 5▲ 2 close Mind all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

13%Fewer uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · better 60.6%More adults seeing a dentistTX 54.6% · better 8.8%More adults who have had cancerTX 6.1% · worse

Care nearby

Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians HospitalWebster · 10.2 mi · ER

St. Hope Community Health Center- DickinsonDickinson · 4.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Santa Fe · CMS · HRSAHealth in Santa Fe →

Natural hazards in Santa Fe

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌀 Hurricanes

615Does Santa Fe flood?paid flood claims since 1979 8Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Santa Fe MapSanta Fe vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Santa Fe

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Santa Fe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSANTA FE ISDSchools9

Dan J Kubacak El BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 730 students William F Barnett El A-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 640 students Roy J Wollam El B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 618 students Santa Fe J H B-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 1,003 students Coastal Alternative Program (CAP)Secondary · Grades 8–11 · 7 students Coastal Alternative ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–10 · 4 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.