Area data
Sugar land, TX — ZIP 77479
Population: 92,221 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $549,014
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.6%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.1%
- 5-year appreciation
- +27.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +43.8%
- All-time peak (2025-01)
- $551,996
- House Price Index
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $571,717
- Median list price
- $625,000
- Median days on market
- 27 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 97.3%
- Active listings
- 248
- 1-year forecast
- -0.3%
- Days to pending
- 60 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 127
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,225/mo
- 1-year rent change
- -0.2%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,980/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,170/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 17
- Elementary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 3
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, hurricane
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 73.0°F
- Average high
- 82.0°F
- Average low
- 64.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 51.2 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 7.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +5,771 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,998
- Median annual property tax
- $9,041
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 90.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 199,316
- Average weekly wage
- $1,155
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 11,193
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