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Whitehouse vs Sanger

138 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+20 pts in Sanger) and street grid (+43% in Whitehouse).

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Whitehouse, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 9,122 people
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Sanger, TXHomes around $354KTexas · 9,641 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.

WhitehouseKnown for its schools
Schools#31 for schools in TXof 583 towns Housing$288K typical home4% below the TX typical home HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Whitehouse →
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 →
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.

Growth since 2010+20 pts
Sanger has grown faster since 2010
Sanger +27.8%Whitehouse +7.8%
Street grid+43%
Whitehouse has the more walkable street grid
Whitehouse 54.2Sanger 37.9
Jobs per worker+50%
Sanger is more of a job hub
Sanger 0.78Whitehouse 0.52
★ What stands out · Report cards

Whitehouse places higher on 14 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
A−WhitehouseSafer than 83% of U.S. towns B+SangerSafer than 67% of U.S. towns
Schools
AWhitehouseBetter than 90% of districts in the state B−SangerBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
B+WhitehouseHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns B+SangerHealthier than 71% of U.S. towns
14Whitehouse
6Sanger

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

Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #331#139 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #31#204 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #431#310 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #382#503 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #146#252 SafestSafety · 470 towns #27#105 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #165#83 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#476

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 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.

Whitehouse$1,900/mo
Typical home $288K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.62% · or rent about $1,458/mo · Housing →
Sanger$2,320/mo
Typical home $354K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,504/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Sanger and Whitehouse.

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
WhitehouseSanger
Snow a year0″3″
January low34°F32°F
July high94°F94°F
Growing season (days)239d242d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)9th29th
Outdoors & history
WhitehouseSanger
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.6%0.9%
Settled—1886
Community
WhitehouseSanger
Library hours a week30 hrs41 hrs
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

138 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WhitehouseTXSangerTX
Whitehouse ↔ Sanger138 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.

WhitehouseSanger
People
Population 9,122Lowest 9,641Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.8%Lowest TX: +15.9% +27.8%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.4±2.1 9% below TX 32.4±1.4 9% below TX
Kids under 18 27.9%±5.3Highest TX: 25% 25.5%±5.5Lowest TX: 25%
Whitehouse and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.3%±2.9Highest TX: 13.4% 10.6%±2.6Lowest TX: 13.4%
Whitehouse and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.5%Highest TX: 33.8% 25.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±2.1Highest TX: 6.2% 3.4%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2%
Whitehouse and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,458±$17kHighest 27% above TX $91,075±$10kLowest 16% above TX
Whitehouse and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $253,800±$23kLowest 11% below TX $295,400±$23kHighest 4% above TX
Sanger and Whitehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,458±$287Lowest 4% above TX $1,504±$254Highest 7% above TX
Sanger and Whitehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,104Lowest 3% below TX $4,596Highest 9% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.7%±16.3Lowest TX: 51.7% 55.5%±14.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Sanger and Whitehouse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 7.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 73.7%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Lowest 3 yrs newer than TX 2001Highest 9 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 3% above TX 30 minHighest 10% above TX
Work from home 15.2%±6.2Highest TX: 14.4% 10.6%±4.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Whitehouse and Sanger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 8.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.52Lowest 0.78Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tyler (48%)Denton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SangerFew work in Whitehouse
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.2Highest 37.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #31 of 583 in TX#204 of 583 in TX
School district WHITEHOUSE ISDSANGER ISD
High school in town Whitehouse H SSanger H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.2Lowest 13.7Highest
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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