SunsetTX
Population 65: a town in Texas.
Is Sunset a good place to live?
48% of residents live below the poverty line in Sunset, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 643 Texas towns, just one has a higher midsummer high than Sunset. Sunset has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
65 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sunset.
Mild winters and hot summers in Sunset
July afternoons reach 100°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Sunset: cold waves
Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Sunset is lower. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 22% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Sunset’s adults say their health is fair or poor
Only 4 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Sunset. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress here. The town does better than the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 23.
| Sunset | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sunset | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.8% | 17% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 44.8% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Sunset
Moving to Sunset: who provides what
Sunset is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sunset; the nearest are
College town 19 of every 100 Sunset residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Sunset
CDP in Texas, United States
Sunset is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP formed from part of the Fronton CDP prior to the 2010 census, with a population of 47.
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