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Sugar Land, TX
Population, town and surrounding area: 134,670
Financial City Stats Best places
average
Median household income
(per year)
$89,603 $68,092
Sales tax 8.25% 6.78%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
n/a* n/a
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
n/a* n/a
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)
$813 $855
Housing City Stats Best places
average
Median home price $194,823 $315,413
Home price gain
(2-5 year gain)
5.44% 14.87%
Education City Stats Best places
average
Colleges, universities and
professional schools
14 32
Junior colleges and technical institutes 13 15
Student to teacher ratio
(grade schools)
15.50 15.37
Quality of life City Stats Best places
average
Air pollution index
(100 is national average; lower is better)
89 90
Personal crime risk
(100 is national average; lower is better)
25 69
Property crime risk
(100 is national average; lower is better)
35 78
Leisure and culture City Stats Best places
average
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
24 27
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
3,418 3,743
Bars
(within 15 miles)
243 267
Golf courses
(public courses; within 30 miles)
37 72
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
28 60
Museums
(accredited by AAM; within 30 miles)
5 10
Weather City Stats Best places
average
Annual precipitation (inches) 49.34 37.80
High temp in July ° F 93.70° 86.11°
Low temp in Jan ° F 41.60° 26.61°