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Houston vs Sugar Land

Houston, TX compared with Sugar Land, TX · 20 miles apart

Houston has 2,397,315 residents to Sugar Land’s 107,726. Houston comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Sugar Land does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Houston, TX Sugar Land, TX
Population 2,397,315 107,726
Density (per sq mi) 3,741 2,661
Median household income $64,813 $136,217
Median home value $277,800 $430,200
Median rent $1,361 $1,957
Homeownership 42.1% 80.3%
Average commute 27.2 min 28.9 min
Median age 34.4 42.8
Bachelor's degree + 36.6% 63%
Poverty rate 19.9% 5.5%
Unemployment 6.9% 4.1%
Price to income 4.3× 3.2×
Clear days a year 38
Days above 90°F 78

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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