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Moving to
Cinco Ranch.
Cinco Ranch is an unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, TX. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Cinco Ranch
Cinco Ranch is an unincorporated community in Texas with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cinco Ranch deals with home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, hot summers, and above-average rainfall.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- High home prices
- Above-average commute times
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
How Cinco Ranch compares
Median household income
Median home value
What it takes to move to Cinco Ranch
Based on Cinco Ranch's median rent, home value and household income
To buy
$95,120
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $47,560
- Homes cost 2.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Fort Bend County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Fort Bend County (county-wide)
Safety
119 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Cinco Ranch doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 761/100k · Policed by Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 17% above US
30 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.4 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 29% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 45°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 98% above US
71% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.
Schools
5 public schools inside the boundary
There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Big Thicket National Preserve (97 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Cinco Ranch's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. It tends to suit remote workers (29% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.
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