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32.80° N · 97.40° W · GEOID 4865660

Sansom Park

Tarrant County, Texas · part of the Dallas, TX metro

TexasSansom Park, TXSansom ParkSansom Park

The short answer

Sansom Park is home to 5,392 people. Median household income is $42,257 a year and median rent is $1,166 a month, 33.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $158,200, about 3.7x annual median household income.

The story in Sansom Park is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 20.9% to 33.1% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is -4% a year, against 6.1% a year in its closest peers.

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CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Sansom Park scores better than 1% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 403rd of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%27
Economy 20%29
Safety 20%26
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%1
Commute 10%39
Growth 5%6
Median gross rent
$1,166
15% below the median place
Median household income
$42,257
47% below the median place
Median home value
$158,200
50% below the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Sansom Park

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $78 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Sansom Park

Tarrant County gains about 1.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in107,736
Moved out105,694
Net+2,042

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Dallas County, TX25,21118,489+6,722
Denton County, TX8,3259,875−1,550
Johnson County, TX4,1457,555−3,410
Parker County, TX3,1155,618−2,503
Collin County, TX3,2583,280−22
Ellis County, TX1,4563,027−1,571
Harris County, TX2,2842,069+215

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$70K
Leavers$74K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Tarrant County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Tarrant County report $70,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,800.
Income you would need
$46,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,166 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,088 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $158,200.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 4.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mojave, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
1.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$73,824
5% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.9%
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSansom ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%3% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.9%6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$70,4180% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,8245% above
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What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $28,200 a year, less than in 98% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

Sansom Park33.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$46,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
33.1%
62% above the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
2% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
33%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$28,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Sansom Park, $1,166 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.1 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Sansom Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Sansom Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Mojave, CA9126.2% vs 33.1%$11,600Compare
Forest, MS8721.7% vs 33.1%$13,200Compare
Humble, TX8728.0% vs 33.1%$13,900Compare
Lacy-Lakeview, TX8719.3% vs 33.1%$20,400Compare

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Property tax rate1
3.4%
270% above the median place
Homeownership1
35.5%
46% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,088
42% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSansom ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,16615% below
Rent to income133.1%62% above
Property tax rate13.4%270% above
Home price to income13.7x2% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7458% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$5,33463% above
Median home value1$158,20050% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.5%12% below
Homeownership135.5%46% below
Renters paying 30%+159.5%18% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,08842% below
Vacant homes117.0%140% above
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$21,519
46% below the median place
Median household income1
$42,257
47% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home4.0% −68%
Poverty rate26.7% 2.5×
Mean commute27 min +8%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSansom ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$42,25747% below
Income per person1$21,51946% below
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay5County figure$74,95014% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs5County figure1,017,941above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate126.7%148% above
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home14.0%68% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 31.3%, 389% above the median place.

No health insurance1
31.3%
389% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
74.5%
19% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
7.7%
76% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher74.4% −19%
Household size3.1 +23%
Median age33.1 −15%
Born abroad17.1% +94%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSansom ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,3926355th largest
Population change since 20206-0.6%below (median 1.1%)
Median age133.115% below
Bachelor's or higher17.7%76% below
High school or higher174.4%19% below
Household size13.123% above
Born abroad117.1%94% above
No health insurance131.3%389% above
Homes with broadband174.5%19% below
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Life in Sansom Park

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

128 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 84 miles
  • Chickasaw National Recreation Area 120 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 174 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops29.4 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.0 +14%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
83.8
172% above the median place
Public schools13
605
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
384,099
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSansom ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure605above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure384,099above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.417% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.014% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1083.8172% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure128above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 408, 113% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
408
113% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,688
39% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk15
99.9
23% above the median place
July average high14
96°F
10% above the median place
Heat wave risk15
99.5
10% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSansom ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure96°F10% above
January average low14County figure35°F40% above
Average temperature14County figure66°F20% above
Annual precipitation14County figure36.7 in16% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure99.17% above
Hurricane risk15County figure72.32% above
Tornado risk15County figure99.923% above
Wildfire risk15County figure91.549% above
Heat wave risk15County figure99.510% above
Median air quality index16County figure5630% above
Good air days16County figure31.8%54% below
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Sansom Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 35% of the median income in 2030, up from 33% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Sansom Park does better than 21% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 93%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,166/mo (2024)$1,500/mo$1,230 to $1,830/mo+4.3%
Median household income$42,257 (2024)$51,000$43,000 to $60,000+3.1%
Median home value$158,200 (2024)$238,000$173,000 to $327,000+7.0%
Population5,419 (2025)5,4505,230 to 5,680+0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Sansom Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Camden, NJ$1,226$40,546Compare
Galena Park, TX$1,184$51,220Compare
Forest Park, GA$1,189$41,211Compare
Reading, PA$1,067$44,091Compare
Reading, PAForest Park, GAGalena Park, TXCamden, NJSansom Park, TXSansom ParkCamdenGalena ParkForest ParkReadingSansom ParkCamdenGalena ParkForest ParkReading

Places built like Sansom Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Sansom Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Sansom Park, TX33.1%-4.0%/yr-0.6%
Kaufman, TX26.0%6.1%/yr48.5%Compare
De Queen, AR17.3%6.1%/yr-0.7%Compare
Lacy-Lakeview, TX19.3%10.0%/yr0.8%Compare
Tallulah, LA23.3%4.9%/yr-12.4%Compare
Milton-Freewater, OR20.2%2.0%/yr-1.8%Compare
Humble, TX28.0%6.4%/yr-1.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Sansom Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 1 out of 100, better than 1% of the places we rate and 403rd of 407 in Texas. Owning with a mortgage costs about $78 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 95% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 12 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Sansom Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 33.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $158,200.

What salary do you need to live in Sansom Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Sansom Park safe?

There were 408 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Sansom Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Camden, NJ, Galena Park, TX, Forest Park, GA and Reading, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; 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. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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).

What stands out compares Sansom Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Sansom Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/sansom-park-texas

Citytistics. “Sansom Park, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/sansom-park-texas/

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