Sugar Land vs Stafford

Sugar Land and Stafford on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

66C+

C−55

Sugar Land ahead by 11Editorial weights

Category by category

B−HousingD−

Sugar Land +29 pts

BSchoolsC−

Sugar Land +22 pts

D+Cost of livingB

Stafford +26 pts

D+CommuteD+

Sugar Land +2 pts

B+AmenitiesC+

Sugar Land +17 pts

B−EmploymentC

Sugar Land +13 pts

—Residents—

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Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$430kMedian home value$258k

$1,957Median rent$1,519

28.9 minMean commute26.2 min

$136kMedian household income$87k

1.76%Effective property tax1.18%

79th pctWithin-state proficiency31st pct

118Restaurants & cafés56

110,016Population17,401

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.