Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median home value$572,700
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,952/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Houston 35%
Fulshear
Fort Bend County34,868 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
14th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by commute & transport.
58
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Fulshear is like to live in, by category
Bars show Fulshear against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency85th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate95%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 37/100
F
Housing cost index163
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate2.11%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 28/100
F
Mean commute37.8 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes39%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 32/100
F
Restaurants & cafés8
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks10
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Median household income$187,035
Houston $82,168
Unemployment2.8%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations68%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Fulshear on commute & transport
Fulshear's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Sugar Land17 mi from FulshearD+ 66 C+ Stafford20 mi from FulshearD+ 55 C− Cinco Ranch8 mi from FulshearD 66 C+ Katy7 mi from FulshearD− 60 C Rosenberg11 mi from FulshearF 50 D+ Missouri City23 mi from FulshearF 56 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Fulshear
Is Fulshear, TX a good place to live?
Fulshear scores 58 out of 100, 14th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Fulshear expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $572,700, 92% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.11%. $1,952/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Fulshear?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Fulshear sit at the 85th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Fulshear is served by Lamar CISD and Katy ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Fulshear?
The mean commute is 37.8 min, with 39% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Fulshear?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 8 restaurants and cafés and 10 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Fulshear old or new?
The median home in Fulshear was built in 2016 — newer than the Houston median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 93% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.