Cinco Ranch vs Sugar Land

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Cinco Ranch, TX

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Sugar Land, TX

Area Score

Top 15% nationally

Signals

Cinco Ranch

Sugar Land

Opportunity

64 · Top 34%

65 · Top 32%

Climate

73 · Top 38%

Physical resilience

32 · Bottom 25%

45 · Bottom 35%

Housing affordability

100 · Top 8%

98 · Top 12%

Access

98 · Top 20%

98 · Top 19%

Economic stability

66 · Top 37%

70 · Top 29%

Measured values

Metric	Cinco Ranch	Sugar Land	Source period
Population	18,611	110,016	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$161,972	$136,217	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$61,474	$62,018	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,126/sq mi	2,719/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$475,600	$430,200	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,986	$1,957	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	74.2%	80.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.8%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.5%	-0.5%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.2%	63.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	7.3%	5.5%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	95°F	95°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	45°F	45°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	49.7"	49.7"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	10 mi	2 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	33.2 min	31.6 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	40.3	42.8	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Cinco Ranch

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, inland flooding.

Sugar Land

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.

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