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Palisades vs Sandy Point

538 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Sandy Point) and street grid (9× in Palisades).

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Palisades, TXHomes around $205KTexas · 265 people
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Sandy Point, TXA small town of 183Texas · 183 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

PalisadesHomes around $205K
Housing$205K typical home31% below the TX typical home All about Palisades →
Sandy PointA small town of 183
Quiet strengthsSandy Point doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sandy Point →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker14×
Sandy Point is more of a job hub
Sandy Point 0.42Palisades 0.03
Street grid9×
Palisades has the more walkable street grid
Palisades 62.2Sandy Point 6.9
Property tax bill+84%
Tax bills are bigger in Palisades
Palisades $2,342Sandy Point $1,274
Conserved land+19.6 pts
Sandy Point has more conserved land
Sandy Point 19.6%Palisades 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Palisades

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Palisades$1,230/mo
Typical home $205K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · Housing →
Sandy Point$1,000/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $388/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Palisades and Sandy Point.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
PalisadesSandy Point
Snow a year8″0″
January low23°F43°F
July high93°F92°F
Growing season (days)192d297d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th70th
Community
PalisadesSandy Point
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

538 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PalisadesTXSandy PointTX
Palisades ↔ Sandy Point538 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

PalisadesSandy Point
People
Population 265Highest 183Lowest
Median age 48.7±18.1Highest 37% above TX 44.8±23.8Lowest 26% above TX
Palisades and Sandy Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.7%±7.1Lowest TX: 25% 14.8%±17Highest TX: 25%
Sandy Point and Palisades are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.9%±3.5Highest TX: 13.4% 19.1%±17.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Palisades and Sandy Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.8%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.9%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 9.3%±13.7Highest TX: 6.2%
Sandy Point and Palisades are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,750±$8kLowest 6% below TX $87,955±$22kHighest 12% above TX
Sandy Point and Palisades are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $267,200±$170kHighest 6% below TX $169,800±$24kLowest 40% below TX
Palisades and Sandy Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $388±$246 72% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,342Highest 45% below TX $1,274Lowest 70% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 40%±100 TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 7.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 6.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 91.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 17 yrs older than TX 1985Highest 7 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 15% above TX 31 minHighest 18% above TX
Work from home 6.6%±6.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 15.5%±17.7Highest TX: 14.4%
Sandy Point and Palisades are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Amarillo (49%)Houston (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sandy PointFew work in Palisades
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 19.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.2Highest 6.9Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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