SundownTX
A town of 1,317, settled in 1938. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is Sundown a good place to live?
Sundown’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools and cost of living; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On cost of living, just 47 of Texas’ 998 towns do better. Sundown’s July high is 93°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. 9.8% of the land in Sundown is conserved, above both Texas’ towns (1.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Sundown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sundown stand out
Where Sundown beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sundown El | PK–5 | 231 |
| Sundown J H | 6–8 | 134 |
| Sundown H S | 9–12 | 184 |
Typical home value
1,317 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sundown grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Sundown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sundown: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sundown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sundown.
On state tests, Sundown’s schools beat 97% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Sundown ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 231 | A |
| Sundown H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 184 | A− |
| Sundown J HTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 134 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The typical home in Sundown is valued at about $140K
The typical Sundown home is worth about $140,000, down 1.3% in a year, 53% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four seasons and hot summers in Sundown
Sundown has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Sundown’s January low is 27°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Sundown has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 427 commuters
Most working residents leave Sundown for work: only 7% work in town. Since 2013, Sundown has lost 167 jobs, to 455 in 2023. The average trip to work in Sundown is 21 minutes.
| Sundown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hail leads a low hazard risk in Sundown
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Sundown are less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Sundown beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Sundown.
| Sundown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sundown | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.6% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sundown earns a B+ for the outdoors
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Park Street Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Sunset Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
An age mix much like Texas’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 12% of Sundown residents are 65 or older. Sundown has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 1,317 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sundown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 37 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Sundown | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.3% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Sundown
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sundown
About 7 of every 100 Sundown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Sundown
City in Texas, United States
Sundown is a town in Hockley County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,283 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,397 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,540 ft
- ZIP code
- 79372
- Area code
- 806
Questions about Sundown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sundown, TX a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is Sundown, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.