Sugar Land, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Fort Bend County · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · population 109,851

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Sugar Land, TX
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Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Sugar Land stands

At or near all-time high.

Median home $449,058
1-year -0.7%
5-yr CAGR +5.5%
vs 5-yr peak -1.2%
Population -0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-01$449k$285k$348k$410k$473k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
40/100
Car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
89/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,957/mo$1,509$1,814$2,118202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent131122100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 19.1
Lean buy

At a 19.1 price-to-rent ratio, Sugar Land is in the 'depends on horizon' zone. Buy if you'll be there 5+ years and value flexibility on the home; rent if you might move, want zero maintenance friction, or expect rates to drop.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
46 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
67 · w22%
Distance from peak
83 · w18%
Population growth
41 · w16%
Rent YoY
41 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
52 · w10%
Long thesis

Sugar Land has held up across the cycle: home values at $449,058 with +5.5% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Sugar Land's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Sugar Land

Sugar Land is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, with an estimated population of 109,851. It anchors the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area. The median home value in Sugar Land is $449,058 as of 2026-04, down 0.7% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.5% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Sugar Land average $1,957 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (-0.7%). The composite momentum score is 57 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Healthy 5-year run: +5.5% annualized over 5 years, outpacing US inflation.
●Held the highs: currently -1.2% from the 5-year peak — this market refused to give back gains.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Sugar Land (Wikipedia)

Sugar Land is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Located about 19 miles (31 km) southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around the junction of Texas State Highway 6 and Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorPlainlist

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Things to see in Sugar Land(Local attractions)

  • First Colony Mall
  • Sugar Land Town Square
  • Marriott Hotel
  • Houston Business Journal
  • Houston Aeros
  • American Hockey League
  • Tara Lipinski
  • WABC-TV
  • The New Yorker
  • Slate
  • Smart Financial Centre

Extracted from the Wikipedia article. Names linked in the source — open the city’s Wikipedia page for details.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Fort Bend County right now.

NWS active alerts (TX)Texas Emergency ManagementHow to prepare (NWS)

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Fort Bend County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Sugar Land

71 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Sweetwater$1,272,551+6.4%
2Venetian Estates$1,216,257+7.4%
3Commonwealth Estates$856,116-1.7%
4Avalon Villages$836,797-1.1%
5Imperial$825,447-2.0%
6Cypress$773,584-0.8%
7Colony Park$765,387+3.7%
8Sutton Forest$751,529-0.6%
9Riverstone$747,700+1.1%
10Telfair$747,187+0.9%
11Oyster Point$715,739+2.7%
12Riverstone North$703,689+0.7%
13Williams Glen$701,353+1.0%
14Brazos Landing$671,583+3.0%
15Meadow Lakes$621,611+1.0%
16Austin Meadows$618,609+0.7%
17Crescent Lakes$611,371+2.1%
18Commonwealth Park$609,230+1.7%
19Oaks Of Alcorn$607,090+0.3%
20Sugar Lakes$595,731+1.3%
21Bridgewater$584,472+0.1%
22Chelsea Harbour$549,297-0.6%
23The Lakes$540,038-0.8%
24Sugar Creek$539,611-0.9%

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Run the numbers for Sugar Land

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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