Living in Sansom Park, TX
Sansom Park is a big small town of 5,392 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 37 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,392people
$158kTypical home
$1,166/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,392
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,348 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Dallas, TX
- 37 mi to Dallas, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $1,166/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,748 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to FTW airport
- 22 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 252 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,756 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 786 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk