Metro Life Score
San Angelo, TX
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C, 29th percentile of the national corpus.
- 45.2
- Life Score / 100
- C
- Grade (curved)
- #276
- of 387 metros
- 29%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
San Angelo is below-median composite Life Score — #276 of 387 (45.2/100, grade C, 29th percentile). Carried by environment at 88/100; held back most by wages at 3/100.
- 29th
- composite percentile
- #276
- of 387 peers
- 60th
- cost dimension percentile
- 3rd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · signature wages
San Angelo: wage lag defines the peer set
San Angelo is a LOWER-band metro where wages sit at only the 3rd percentile (LOW) while cost is MID (60th) and composite #276. Wages at 3/100 is the clearest drag; Environment (88/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, San Angelo, TX ranks #276 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #155 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 92.5 (rent-RPP 81.4). BLS median salary $54,384, 43,790 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses, General and Operations Managers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,339/mo (studio $923).
FBI UCR (TX): 395 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 11.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX).
Where San Angelo sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
45 29th percentile higher than 29% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 45.2 is built
San Angelo's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How San Angelo scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are TX state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare San Angelo With...
Ranking Context
San Angelo outranks 29% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #273 | Punta Gorda, FL | 45.3 | C |
| #274 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 45.3 | C |
| #275 | Jackson, TN | 45.3 | C |
| #276 | San Angelo, TX | 45.2 | C |
| #277 | Johnson City, TN | 45.1 | C |
| #278 | Medford, OR | 45.1 | C |
| #279 | Burlington, NC | 45.0 | C |
Quality vs. Affordability
San Angelo, TX is bottom 29% lowest-quality nationally and also top 40% most affordable -- a rarer combination among its composite-quality peers, where overall rank and affordability rank usually diverge more than this.
TX Metro Scores
Read with San Angelo
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for San Angelo (LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 45.3 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Jackson, TN
ABS(composite) peer at 45.3 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Port St. Lucie, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 45.3 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Punta Gorda, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 45.3 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Appleton, WI (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 60/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Sebring, FL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 60/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
San Angelo, TX relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using San Angelo's bottom-third Life Score
San Angelo scores 45.2/100 overall, but Environment (88.1) and Wages (3.1) sit 85.0 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of San Angelo's seven dimensions (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Beaumont is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Beaumont
A low composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can still be strong.