Sugar Land, TX vs Mission Bend, TX

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSugar Land, TXMission Bend, TX
Population110,01636,586
Median Household Income$136,217$67,282
Median Rent$1,957/mo$1,747/mo
Median Home Value$430,200$233,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.2%63.2%
Poverty Rate5.5%10.8%
Unemployment Rate4%4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k73119*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,222761*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows45°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.9 min31.5 min
Hospitals6—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.814.7
College Degree Rate63%23.6%
Foreign-Born %35.7%38.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.0%-1.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Mission Bend (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.