Haltom City vs White Settlement

Which is the better fit for you?

Haltom City, TX
56
Area Score
Bottom 40% nationally
White Settlement, TX
57
Area Score
Bottom 45% nationally

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White Settlement receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 102.5 against 102.5 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$90 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,711 in White Settlement against $1,621 in Haltom City.
The median home
14% less
$187,100 in White Settlement against $218,800 in Haltom City.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 37°F in White Settlement against 37°F in Haltom City; July highs are 97°F against 97°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Haltom City
White Settlement
Opportunity: Haltom City is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
53 · Bottom 42%
vs
52 · Bottom 40%
Growth: Haltom City is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
45 · Bottom 38%
vs
44 · Bottom 36%
Climate
67 · Bottom 39%
vs
67 · Bottom 38%
Physical resilience: White Settlement is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
56 · Bottom 48%
vs
59 · Top 49%
Housing affordability: Haltom City is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
67 · Top 48%
vs
66 · Bottom 48%
Schools: White Settlement is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
37 · Bottom 33%
vs
51 · Top 48%
Access: Haltom City is the more favorable of the two.
Access
98 · Top 23%
vs
94 · Top 45%
Economic stability: Haltom City is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
48 · Bottom 33%
vs
40 · Bottom 21%

Measured values

MetricHaltom CityWhite SettlementSource period
Population45,76718,1502024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$59,057 ±$4,332$56,784 ±$3,3452024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$30,366 — more favorable$25,4392024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,706/sq mi3,603/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$218,800$187,1002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,415$1,253 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,621 — more favorable$1,711FY2026
Cost of living index102.5102.52023
Homeownership rate50.7%60.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.3% — more favorable4.6%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)+0.2%+0.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%17.4% — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate14.7% ±4%12.5% ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)572112 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents1.21.212 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−9.5%−19.2%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high97°F97°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low37°F37°F1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport12 mi — more favorable18 miNASR current cycle
Average commute26.6 min24.3 min — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age35.735.12024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher14.9 — more favorable15.42024-25 school year
Math proficiency46.1%49.2% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency41.2%47.9% — more favorable2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

2 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison. The year-over-year change is not marked either: a percentage on fewer than 300 units swings on a handful of permits.

Physical risk tradeoff

Haltom City

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

White Settlement

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

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Haltom City
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Haltom City: Your Score
56
Area Score
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57
Area Score

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