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11,692people live here $76,452median household incomeNear US average $277,000median home value▼ 17% below US

Four Corners 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 Four Corners

Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Texas with home prices that remain within reach and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Four Corners deals with long average commutes, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Long commutes
Air quality concerns
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Four Corners compares

Median household income

Four Corners$76,452

Texas avg$78,476

US$80,734

Median home value

Four Corners$277,000

Texas avg$283,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Four Corners

Based on Four Corners's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$55,400

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $27,700
Homes cost 3.6× 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

Four Corners 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▲ 48% above US

39 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 38.6 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. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

7.4%

Public transit

0.5%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

36% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 36% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below 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 (94 miles away).

Bottom line

Four Corners's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes and anyone who doesn't drive.

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