Apartments for Rent in Sugar Land, TX - 161 Rentals available

Sugar Land awaits! One of the fastest expanding cities in the region—or even the country—Sugar Land, TX grew by over 150% from 2000 to 2010.

Though, in terms of raw size, Sugar Land is still less than 5% the size of Houston and just a little smaller than neighboring community, The Woodlands. Speaking of Houston, it’s just 22 miles away from Sugar Land, while Austin is a little further, at 157 miles.

In 2014, Nerd Wallet and Money Magazine named Sugar Land one of the best cities to raise a young a family or find a new job. And in 2016, both publications came back to honor the city as the 4^th best place to live in Texas and one of the best in the US to retire in.

Like much of Texas, Sugar Land gets quite hot during the summers, with daily highs around 95⁰F and heat indexes even higher, due to the region’s humidity. Did we mention summer thunderstorms? They’re quite common.

July and August are the hottest months, but things cool down considerably throughout the rest of the year, with average winter temps from around 62⁰F to 45⁰F. January is the coldest month, though snow is still quite rare in Sugar Land.

If you’re grabbing a bite to eat in Sugar Land, dinner for two at a mid-range restaurant will cost you about $40 on average, but the domestic beers will only be an extra $3 each.

For your bills, expect to pay around $157 a month for electricity, water, and garbage disposal for a 915-square-foot apartment. That’s a little higher than the national average of $149, if you’re wondering.

Sugar Land doesn’t have dedicated mass transit, but Fort Bend County does provide a commuter service for $1 to $3.50 per ticket, depending on the route. 24-hour taxi service and ridesharing, like Uber and Lyft, are available as well.

There’s lots to like about Sugar Land.  For starters, the city is very family-friendly and has some great public schools. With its rapid growth, Sugar Land may not quite classify as a “small” city anymore, but it’s certainly manageable.

Speaking of the pros of living in Sugar Land, TX, Houston is also just a short commute away, which means you have all the amenities of one of the country’s biggest cities at your fingertips, from entertainment to sports to shopping. In fact, Niche.com named Sugar Land the #4 best suburb of Houston for 2017.

Of course, no city is perfect, and there are some cons to living in Sugar Land too. The city’s rapid expansion has caused a sharp uptick in traffic, but there still aren’t many options for public transportation.

Another sore spot is the weather, which can get swelteringly hot in the summer and includes the typical Texas risks of extreme weather, like tornadoes and even hurricanes.

Sugar Land also has plenty of activities to keep you busy. Like any other Texas city, they host their fair share of sports events. The local minor league baseball team, the Sugar Land Skeeters, play over at Constellation field, and their games make for a great family outing.

Of course, nearby Houston is a sports fan’s dream, with teams in almost every major league, including the Astros, Rockets, Texans, and Dynamo. There are some great college games to check out too, whether it’s University of Houston football or Rice University baseball.

If you’d like to get a little exercise of your own, check out Sugar Land Memorial Park, Oyster Creek Park, and Eldridge Park. Or if you really want to work up a sweat, try biking or running along the Justin P. Brindley Trail. And if you’ve got a skater in the family, they can practice their tricks at the Sugar Land Skatepark.

All of that moving will surely work up an appetite. For that, there’s Cajun cuisine at The Rouxpour Restaurant & Bar, Tex-Mex at Pappasito’s Cantina, or pizza and waffles at the local favorite, Jupiter Pizza and Waffle Company.

And the adults won’t want to miss World of Beer, where you’ll find over 560 brews from around the world. Though if you want to do some cooking at home, the Farmers Market at Imperial has everything you need at great prices.

The First Colony Mall and Sugar Land Town Square will handle the rest of your shopping needs in the city, including everything from clothing to specialty shops. There’s even a cinema in the mall!

For a little culture and history, make sure to stop by the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land and enjoy all of the interesting exhibits. In March, the Cultural Kite Festival is another can’t-miss family event—and the best part is, it’s free! And in April, the adults will love the annual Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair.

But that’s just Sugar Land! With Houston next door, the shopping, dining, and entertainment possibilities are pretty much endless.

Like much of Texas, energy is one of Sugar Land’s biggest industries, especially oil, and it’s even the headquarters to the Fortune 500 company CVR Energy. But there are several other thriving industries, including software and engineering. Minute Maid also has its headquarters in Sugar Land, as does the Imperial Sugar Company—which is where Sugar Land gets its name!

The abundance of jobs in the area have given Sugar Land an impressively low unemployment rate, lower than both Houston and the US as a whole.

Higher education options in Sugar Land include a campus of the University of Houston, as well as Wharton County Junior College. In nearby Houston, you’ll also find Rice University, Texas Southern University, and Houston Baptist University.

For the younger students, Sugar Land has a great selection of public schools, including some of the state’s best in John Foster Dulles High School, Clements High School, and Stephen F. Austin High School.

Does Sugar Land sound like the place for you? Before you start packing, let’s take a quick look at some of the local tenant laws.

For the Houston metro, landlords are required to provide a safe and livable environment for their tenants, which includes working hot water and heating.

If repairs are needed and the landlord fails to make them within a reasonable amount of time of being informed, you have the right to terminate the lease or even sue. As long as you don’t have any past due rent, simply give your landlord notice that you plan to sue or end the lease and they’ll have just seven days to fix the problem—or face the consequences.

Of course, all rental agreements are slightly different, so make sure to look over your lease before signing!