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Midwest City, OK vs San Angelo, TX

Midwest City

Oklahoma

vs

San Angelo

Texas

Across 37 directional measures we can compare, Midwest City leads on 20 and San Angelo on 17. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 6% higher in San Angelo, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,091$1,153
Midwest City is 5% lower
Median household income
$57,520$65,864
Midwest City is 13% lower
Median home value
$164,500$187,600
Midwest City is 12% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $47,400 a year left in Midwest City and $54,900 in San Angelo. Money goes further in San Angelo, by about $7,600 a year.
  • A household earning Midwest City's median of $57,520 would need about $58,500 in San Angelo to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.8 points a year in Midwest City, and rent outran pay by 0.6 points a year in San Angelo.

How these are calculated

OklahomaTexasSan Angelo, TXMidwest City, OKMidwest CitySan AngeloMidwest CitySan Angelo

Which fits you?

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01San Angelo, TXComposite 48.3 / 100
46
63523427843945
02Midwest City, OKComposite 37.6 / 100
19
56193123645020

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureMidwest CitySan AngeloAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,091$1,153
Rent to income122.8%21.0%
Property tax rate10.9%1.4%
Home price to income12.9x2.9x
Prices vs US average290.492.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,264$1,350
HUD area median income4$97,300n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,500$2,556
Median home value1$164,500$187,600
Home prices, 1-year change51.2%3.0%
Home prices, 5-year change541.2%41.7%
Homeownership158.1%61.2%
Renters paying 30%+147.5%48.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,360$1,536
Vacant homes18.2%10.6%
Median year built119751978
Jobs and income
Median household income1$57,520$65,864
Income per person1$32,775$35,001
Unemployment17.1%3.9%
Average annual pay6$68,319$57,832
Pay growth, 1 year63.7%3.2%
Jobs6497,12749,935
Poverty rate116.5%11.0%
Mean commute123 min19 min
Works from home110.6%9.1%
Commutes by transit10.3%0.4%
People
Population158,29799,674
Population change since 202070.7%0.7%
Median age136.035.5
Bachelor's or higher123.8%24.7%
High school or higher192.4%86.8%
Household size12.32.4
Born abroad13.2%5.8%
No health insurance110.4%15.3%
Homes with broadband191.5%87.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.6%8.0%
Moved from another state12.2%3.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-1.4-1.4
Income of households moving in8$56,990$58,207
Income of households moving out8$62,385$53,383
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k925.923.8
Shops per 10k936.534.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k94.14.3
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k931.913.5
Child care centers per 10k93.01.3
Parks per 10k1011.08.8
Playgrounds per 10k1011.33.6
Grocery stores per 10k101.71.9
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1011.28.9
Libraries per 10k100.20.9
Named paths and bike trails1040.414.9
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site118.3136.5
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1110
National Register listings1217570
Founded or incorporated131943n/a
Safety
Violent crime per 100k14342281
Property crime per 100k142,2682,181
Schools
Public schools1521744
Public school students15161,16215,939
Students per teacher1517.615.9
Climate
July average high1694°F96°F
January average low1628°F33°F
Average temperature1661°F65°F
Annual precipitation1636.5 in22.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1797.977.3
Hurricane risk1749.547.2
Tornado risk1799.573.7
Wildfire risk1788.993.1
Heat wave risk1799.588.5
Median air quality index1851n/a
Good air days1849.9%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Midwest City $43,640, San Angelo $46,120 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  15. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  16. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  17. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  18. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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