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Sanger vs Robinson

133 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.7× in Sanger) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Sanger).

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Sanger, TXHomes around $354KTexas · 9,641 people

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Robinson, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 12,800 people

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.

SangerHomes around $354K

Housing$354K typical home18% above the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 71%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#204 for schools in TXof 583 towns All about Sanger →

RobinsonKnown for its schools

Schools#193 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$305K typical home2% above the TX typical home All about Robinson →

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.

Street grid2.7×

Sanger has the more walkable street grid

Sanger 37.9Robinson 13.8

Jobs per worker2.4×

Sanger is more of a job hub

Sanger 0.78Robinson 0.33

Robinson has more miles of trail

Robinson 4.2 miSanger 1.8 mi

Average commute10 min

Robinson has the shorter commute

Sanger 30 minRobinson 19 min

Growth since 2010+9.4 pts

Sanger has grown faster since 2010

Sanger +27.8%Robinson +18.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Sanger

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.

Down paymentRate%

Sanger$2,320/mo

Typical home $354K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,504/mo · Housing →

Robinson$1,990/mo

Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.54% · or rent about $1,419/mo · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Sanger and Robinson.

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.

Report cards

Sanger places higher on 11 of 21 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

B+SangerSafer than 67% of U.S. towns B+RobinsonSafer than 72% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−SangerBetter than 54% of districts in the state B+RobinsonBetter than 74% of districts in the state

Health

B+SangerHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns BRobinsonHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns

11Sanger

8Robinson

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #473#106 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #310#41 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #83#237 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #252#120 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #503#633 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #273#334 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #139#196 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #114#168

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sanger’s rankings →

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

SangerRobinson

Snow a year3″0″

January low32°F —

July high94°F —

Growing season (days)242d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 10th

Outdoors & history

SangerRobinson

Trails2 mi 4 mi

Conserved land0.9%0%

Settled1886 —

Community

SangerRobinson

Library hours a week41 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SangerTX RobinsonTX

Sanger ↔ Robinson133 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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

SangerRobinson

People

Population 9,641Lowest 12,800Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +27.8%Highest TX: +15.9% +18.4%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 32.4±1.4Lowest 9% below TX 35.1±3.3Highest about the TX average

Robinson and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.5%±5.5Lowest TX: 25% 27.8%±4.4Highest TX: 25%

Robinson and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 10.6%±2.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.6%±2.3Highest TX: 13.4%

Robinson and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest TX: 33.8% 22%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Highest TX: 6.2% 3.3%±1.4Lowest TX: 6.2%

Sanger and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $91,075±$10kLowest 16% above TX $99,289±$12kHighest 27% above TX

Robinson and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $295,400±$23kLowest 4% above TX $302,200±$29kHighest 6% above TX

Robinson and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,504±$254Highest 7% above TX $1,419±$178Lowest about the TX average

Sanger and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,596Lowest 9% above TX $4,666Highest 10% above TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.5%±14.4Highest TX: 51.7% 48.4%±22.3Lowest TX: 51.7%

Sanger and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 3.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.7%Lowest TX: 62.6% 78.9%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX 1990Lowest 2 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 10% above TX 19 minLowest 28% below TX

Work from home 10.6%±4.5Highest TX: 14.4% 9.2%±3.6Lowest TX: 14.4%

Sanger and Robinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 8.3%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.78Highest 0.33Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Denton (21%)Waco (44%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RobinsonFew work in Sanger

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 4.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 37.9Highest 13.8Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #204 of 583 in TX #193 of 583 in TX

School district SANGER ISDROBINSON ISD

High school in town Sanger H SRobinson H S

Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 13.0Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Sanger neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Sanger

Valley View702 people · $251K homes

Towns like Sanger

Whitehouse9,122 people · $254K homes

Bridge City9,640 people · $203K homes

Elgin11,563 people · $326K homes

Pilot Point5,332 people · $293K homes

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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.