Lubbock vs San Angelo
The short version
- Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $187,600 in San Angelo and $212,400 in Lubbock.
- Households earn more in San Angelo ($65,864 vs $60,895 median).
- San Angelo has the warmer winter: January highs of 61°F vs 55°F.
- San Angelo has more scorching days: 119 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 92.
- Lubbock is growing faster: +6.2% since 2020 vs +0.7%.
Side by side
| Lubbock, TX | San Angelo, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 273,071 | 100,640 |
| Growth since 2020 | +6.2% | +0.7% |
| People per square mile | 1,907 | 1,676 |
| Median age | 30.5 | 35.5 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35% | 25% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $60,895 | $65,864 |
| Median home value | $212,400 | $187,600 |
| Home value to income | 3.5× | 2.8× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,182 | $1,153 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 91.3 | 92.5 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 76.4 | 81.4 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $68,500 | $69,300 |
| Homeowners | 51% | 61% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 16.3 | 19.2 |
| Work from home | 7% | 9% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| Poverty rate | 18.9% | 11% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 55° / 27° | 61° / 34° |
| July high / low | 93° / 69° | 97° / 72° |
| Precipitation per year | 18 in | 21 in |
| Snowfall per year | 7 in | 1 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 92 | 119 |
| Nights below freezing | 84 | 49 |
| Comfortable months | 4 | 4 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Low |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 96.2 | 77.3 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 93% | n/a |
| Home prices, past year | +2.3% | +1.8% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +28.2% | +33.4% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Lubbock: April to May and September to October. San Angelo: March to April and October to November.
Full monthly tables: Lubbock weather by month and San Angelo weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $68,500 in Lubbock and $69,300 in San Angelo. Moving from Lubbock to San Angelo, you would need about $75,900 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Lubbock and San Angelo
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Lubbock and San Angelo.
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