Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 86/100
A−
Median home value$470,100
Houston $298,000
Median rent$2,837/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Houston 35%
Sienna
Fort Bend County24,992 residentsFort Bend ISD
54
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Suburbgrade score
22nd of 48 Houston suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and employment & income, held back by amenities.
54
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sienna is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sienna against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency79th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.4
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate94%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 33/100
F
Housing cost index153
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate2.08%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.20%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 22/100
F
Mean commute35.9 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes21%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 11/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks7
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median household income$177,837
Houston $82,168
Unemployment3.9%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations62%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sienna on amenities
Sienna's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Houston22 mi from SiennaA+ 56 C− West University Place17 mi from SiennaA+ 71 B− Bellaire15 mi from SiennaA− 68 B− Sugar Land11 mi from SiennaB+ 66 C+ Webster24 mi from SiennaB− 54 C− Four Corners16 mi from SiennaB− 53 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Sienna
Is Sienna, TX a good place to live?
Sienna scores 54 out of 100, 22nd of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sienna expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $470,100, 58% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.08%. $2,837/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sienna?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Sienna sit at the 79th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 17.4 student–teacher ratio. Sienna is served by Fort Bend ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sienna?
The mean commute is 35.9 min, with 21% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sienna?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Sienna old or new?
The median home in Sienna was built in 2010 — 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. 97% 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.