Frisco vs Sandy Springs
The short version
- Sandy Springs is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 3% lower than in the Frisco area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $619,800 in Sandy Springs and $642,100 in Frisco.
- Households earn more in Frisco ($150,212 vs $104,340 median).
- Frisco has the warmer winter: January highs of 58°F vs 52°F.
- Frisco has more scorching days: 108 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 53.
- Frisco is growing faster: +18.2% since 2020 vs -2.9%.
- Texas has no state income tax on wages; Georgia's top rate is 5.19%.
Side by side
| Frisco, TX | Sandy Springs, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 236,955 | 105,013 |
| Growth since 2020 | +18.2% | -2.9% |
| People per square mile | 3,455 | 2,785 |
| Median age | 38.3 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 68% | 69% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $150,212 | $104,340 |
| Median home value | $642,100 | $619,800 |
| Home value to income | 4.3× | 5.9× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $2,014 | $1,870 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 103.1 | 100.1 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 117.9 | 111.0 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $77,300 | $75,000 |
| Homeowners | 66% | 50% |
| Top state income tax | None | 5.19% |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 7.56% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 28.6 | 25.8 |
| Work from home | 38% | 32% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 3% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.6% | 4% |
| Poverty rate | 3.6% | 8.5% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 58° / 38° | 52° / 33° |
| July high / low | 97° / 78° | 89° / 70° |
| Precipitation per year | 38 in | 51 in |
| Snowfall per year | 2 in | 1 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 108 | 53 |
| Nights below freezing | 23 | 49 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 4 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 98.9 | 95.8 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 28% | 41% |
| Home prices, past year | +0.5% | +1% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +35.4% | +42.7% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Frisco: March to April and November. Sandy Springs: April to May and September to October.
Full monthly tables: Frisco weather by month and Sandy Springs weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $77,300 in Frisco and $75,000 in Sandy Springs. Moving from Frisco to Sandy Springs, you would need about $72,800 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Frisco and Sandy Springs
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Frisco and Sandy Springs.
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