Best PlacesCamp San Saba, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Camp San Saba, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Camp San Saba ranks 17,948th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Camp San Saba
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Camp San Saba's strengths and weaknesses
Where Camp San Saba ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 90% of towns
Where Camp San Saba ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Camp San Saba
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camp San Saba home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,680; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Camp San Saba's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Camp San Saba
Camp San Saba runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Camp San Saba.
Who works in Camp San Saba, and how
Work in Camp San Saba centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Camp San Saba
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Camp San Saba.
What the weather is like in Camp San Saba, month by month
Camp San Saba sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Camp San Saba
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 77 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Camp San Saba
Schools across Camp San Saba average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Brady MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Mason J HB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camp San Saba school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camp San Saba measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Camp San Saba against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Camp San Saba
Is Camp San Saba a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camp San Saba ranks 17,948th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camp San Saba expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,040. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $70,680 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Camp San Saba safe?
Camp San Saba is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $495 per resident a year.
Compare Camp San Saba with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camp San Saba. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camp San Saba represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Camp San Saba detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camp San Saba: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camp San Saba: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camp San Saba: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camp San Saba: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camp San Saba detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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