 City
of Sugar Land, Texas
the city of Sugar Land,
Texas, is
one of the best places to live in America.
From our family-friendly,
master planned
Sugar Land neighborhoods, our excellent
Sugar Land schools, and our
reasonably priced houses, to the new town center, shopping,
restaurants, and exceptional healthcare facilities...we have
it all. Here are a few
 important
facts that may interest you:
- Sugar Land, TX, is located Southwest of Houston, TX.
Typically, you can drive to downtown Houston from Sugar
Land in approximately 25 to 45 minutes (depending on
time of day and the amount of traffic on the highway).
- The economy in Sugar Land is healthy with
unemployment rate well below the state and national
percentages.
- Census 2000 figures ranked Sugar Land #1 in growth
in the Houston metro area and #1 among the state's 45
largest cities.
- The City's population jumped from 24,529 in 1990 to
63,328 in 2000 - a 158 percent increase.
- Demographics: by race, the City's breakdown is 60.84 percent,
White; 23.75 percent, Asian; 7.98 percent, Hispanic or
Latino; and 5.12 percent, Black or African American.
- The median household income is approximately
$116,000.
- The state governor, Rick Perry, named Fort Bend ISD
the "Fittest School District" in the large district
category in 2005, 2006, and 2008. Most of Fort Bend's
elementary schools are either "Exemplary" or
"Recognized."
- Sugar Land homes range in price from $100,000 to
over $3,000,000 with the average price around $262,000.
- Between the new Town Center and First Colony Mall,
shopping in Sugar Land is great. We're also close to the
Houston Galleria and Katy Mills Outlet mall.
Read more:
Sugar Land New Homes Build on Luxury and
Community
Author:
Tim Dillard
Just fifty years ago,
Sugar
Land, Texas was a tiny hamlet that had grown up as a company
owned town. Developed as a residential community to support
the Imperial Sugar Company, it was not until 1959 that it
became a city under law. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the
city grew - but not in the haphazard way that many cities
expanded during those years of growth.
Instead, the city's government worked closely
with developers to create master planned communities that
offered amenities like golf courses, public parks and
greenbelts, clubhouses and fitness centers. By the 1990s,
the area had garnered a well-deserved reputation as one of
the best places to live in Fort Bend County.
That's when things really started happening for Sugar
Land. In the last half of the 1990s, the population grew by
158%, making it the fastest growing county in Texas. As
before, much of the growth was in master planned
communities, offering lake front home sites, luxurious new
custom homes and beautiful landscaping along with community
amenities that created a quality of life that was hard to
match in any other community. Swimming pools and tennis
clubs, golf courses, hiking trails and community gardens
contributed to the outdoor recreational lifestyle made
possible by the wonderful climate.
By the year 2000, the rest of the country began
to take notice of tiny Sugar Land, and year after year the
affluent Houston suburb has been ranked among the best
places to live in the US. Among the honors that have been
heaped on Sugar Land are:
-- Outstanding Achievement in the City Livability
Awards, 2007
-- Fittest City in Texas (22,000-99,000
population) Texas Round-up Governor's
Challenge 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007
-- Award of Merit American Society of
Landscapers and Architects (for achievement
in Planning and Analysis) 2007
-- Gold Certificate Award to the City of Sugar Land and Fort
Bend Independent
School District 2007
-- #1 in 100 Best
Communities for Young People from America's Promise - The
Alliance for Youth 2006 Business Week Top 25 Best and
Most Affordable
Suburbs in the US 2006
-- CNN Money and
Money Magazine's Third Best Place to Live in America 2006
-- Best of the Best in Standard of Living, Education, Health
and Safety and
Lifestyle by Best Places to Raise Your
Family: The Top 100 Affordable
Communities (Wylie 2006)
The list goes on and on, but the message is
unmistakable. It is the kind of city, to quote Business
Week, "that most families dream about but can rarely find -
within their budget."
The Place offers a lifestyle and way of living that is
almost impossible to find in a community of its size. The
crime rate is among the lowest in the nation; the job growth
rate among the highest. The cost of living is low and the
quality of life is high. The community continues to grow as
industries take heed of awards from publications like
Business Week naming it as one of the top cities in America
for business relocation.
While many of the oldest homes here are still standing
and occupied, handed down from generation to generation, new
construction is keeping pace with the population growth.
Most Sugar Land new homes are located in the master planned
communities, including some of the oldest and most
established subdivisions. Sugar Land new homes range in
price from $230k to over $1 million, and your housing dollar
stretches much further here than it does in many other parts
of the country.
New home construction is an even mix of upscale
townhomes and single family homes on beautifully landscaped
home building sites. Buyers can choose from "production
homes" created from established home plans by the best new
home builders in Fort Bend County, or work with builders to
create a custom build luxury home that is specifically
designed with their own family in mind.
Sugar Land offers luxury living in a close-knit
community, where diversity is valued and young people are
vital, where the amenities that most would love but can't
afford are a part of everyday life and where family and
community are an important part of life.
Those who choose to build new homes here enjoy all the
benefits of living in a small town community that values
culture, arts, recreation and education along with all the
advantages of being within twenty miles of a major
metropolitan city. World class dining, entertainment and
shopping are just a stone's throw from the serenity and
beauty of a city that was planned for nature and man to live
in harmony.
About the Author:
Located in the heart of thriving Fort Bend County, the
Riverstone community is over 3,700 acres of premium
location just southwest of Houston's upscale Galleria
area, and is masterfully planned for 6,000 homes and
18,000 residents. Visit
http://www.riverstone.com for more information.
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