Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median home value$430,200
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,957/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Houston 35%
Sugar Land
Fort Bend County110,016 residents2 school districts
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
5th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strong on amenities and schools, held back by cost of living.
66
Houston median 53
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Sugar Land is like to live in, by category
Bars show Sugar Land against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency79th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.6
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate94%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Housing cost index130
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.76%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute28.9 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés118
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks18
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median household income$136,217
Houston $82,168
Unemployment4.1%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations64%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Sugar Land on cost of living
Sugar Land's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Stafford5 mi from Sugar LandB 55 C− South Houston25 mi from Sugar LandB− 43 D Richmond8 mi from Sugar LandB− 48 D+ Houston20 mi from Sugar LandC+ 56 C− Mission Bend7 mi from Sugar LandC+ 52 D+ Rosenberg12 mi from Sugar LandC+ 50 D+ Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Sugar Land
Is Sugar Land, TX a good place to live?
Sugar Land scores 66 out of 100, 5th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Sugar Land expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $430,200, 44% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.76%. $1,957/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Sugar Land?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Sugar Land sit at the 79th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 16.6 student–teacher ratio. Sugar Land is served by Fort Bend ISD and Lamar CISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Sugar Land?
The mean commute is 28.9 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Sugar Land?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 118 restaurants and cafés and 18 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Sugar Land old or new?
The median home in Sugar Land was built in 1994 — close to 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. 89% 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.