What it's like to live in Angleton
Angleton is a small city in Texas with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Angleton deals with commute times longer than most cities, hot summers, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Clean air
- Growing population
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Above-average commute times
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Angleton compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Angleton
Based on Angleton's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,282
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $45,640 a year
- 38% of Angleton renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$42,580
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $21,290
- Homes cost 2.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 19% below US
$1,141/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,141 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $212,900. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $212,900 · 38% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.6% county unemployment
Unemployment in Brazoria County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Brazoria County (county-wide)
Safety▼ 22% below US
257 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 842/100k · Angleton Police Department · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 10% above US
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28.7 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 49°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 38% below US
22% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
8 public schools inside the boundary
There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Bottom line
Angleton's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and hot summers. A year of median rent ($1,141/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget.
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