Greater Houston

Sugar Land

What renting and buying in Sugar Land looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Sugar Land is an incorporated city in Fort Bend County.

Sugar Land at a glance

HoustonHouston
The Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land.The Smart Financial Centre
Tanks at the historic Imperial Sugar refinery.Tanks at the historic Imperial Sugar refinery
$2,350Typical rent
383Homes for rent now
42Typical days to rent
661Homes for sale now

Nearby

  1. LakeCleveland Lake0.6 mi
  2. StadiumConstellation Field0.8 mi
  3. LakeEldridge Lake1.0 mi
Schools by TEA rating
Fort Bend ISD
  1. 1A
  2. 2B
  3. 1C
  4. 0D
  5. 0F
Typical price
$489k
School district
Fort Bend ISD

The market in Sugar Land

What homes in Sugar Land ask, by bedrooms

Asking rent by bedrooms
  1. 4 bedrooms$2,825/mo$2,500 to $3,425 · 9 homes
  2. 5+ bedrooms$3,725/mo$2,996 to $4,450 · 12 homes
Asking price by bedrooms
  1. 4 bedrooms$632k$585k to $770k · 8 homes
  2. 5+ bedrooms$750k$605k to $1.08M · 9 homes

Around Sugar Land

Sugar Land, its schools and the places around it

Places you’d know in Sugar Land

  1. The Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land.
  2. LakeCleveland Lake0.6 mi
  3. StadiumConstellation Field0.8 mi
  4. LakeEldridge Lake1.0 mi
  5. AirportSugar Land Regional Airport1.2 mi
  6. HospitalKindred Hospital Sugar Land1.3 mi
  7. HospitalCHI Saint Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital1.4 mi
  8. ParkCullinan Park1.8 mi
  9. ShoppingSugar Land Town Square1.8 mi
  10. ShoppingColony Square1.9 mi
  11. MuseumHouston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land2.1 mi
  12. CollegeUniversity of Houston Sugar Land Campus3.3 mi
  13. AttractionREDRUM Fear Park6.2 mi

From official public records

Sugar Land in public figures

Sugar Land

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    202534
    2026102
    up 2% from the same months of 2025

    Sugar Land: 102 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, up 200% from the same months of 2025.

  • Building permits issued, 12 months to October 2026

    Before: 12 months to October 2025Latest: 12 months to October 2026

    New homes

    Before50
    Latest23
    down 54% vs the 12 months before

    Commercial

    Before98
    Latest88
    down 1% vs the 12 months before

    Remodel and addition

    Before380
    Latest401
    up 6% vs the 12 months before

    Demolition

    Before56
    Latest53
    down 5% vs the 12 months before

    Sugar Land: building permits issued in the 12 months to October 2026: 23 new homes (down 54%), 88 commercial (down 10%), 401 remodel and addition (up 6%), 53 demolition (down 5%); changes vs the 12 months before.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$6,221,478Oct 2026$6,717,055
    up 8% from Oct 2025

    Sugar Land: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 8% from a year earlier.

Fort Bend County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20258,002
    20267,275
    down 9% from the same months of 2025

    Fort Bend County: 7,275 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 9% from the same months of 2025.

  • Flood map revisions
    Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)0took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12

    Fort Bend County: 0 flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR) took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

  • State highway projects
    State highway projects under construction or starting soon67
    Estimated cost of those projects$612 million

    Fort Bend County: 67 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $612 million (as of 2026-10-12).

Greater Houston

  • Week to 2026-10-12, against the same week last year
    New listings3,369down 4% from a year earlier
    Pending sales1,531down 22% from a year earlier
    Closings1,137down 11% from a year earlier

    Greater Houston, week to 2026-10-12: 3,369 new listings (down 4%), 1,531 pending sales (down 22%), 1,137 closings (down 11%), vs the same week last year.

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    202544,762
    202639,732
    down 11% from the same months of 2025

    Greater Houston: 39,732 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 11% from the same months of 2025.

  • Jobs and unemployment, August 2026
    Jobs3,495,300up 1.3% from a year earlier
    Unemployment rate5.0%up 0.1 points from a year earlier

    Greater Houston: 3,495,300 jobs in August 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier; unemployment rate 5.0%.