Sugar Land, Texas Rental Market Trends
Any shifts in rent prices brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic are not yet reflected in the statistics on this page. Please bear this in mind when referencing the data below, as it may not accurately describe the current context of the Sugar Land, Texas rental market.
Sugar Land, Texas
Average Apartment Rent
$1,610
Y-o-Y Change in Average
Apartment Rent
-1%
As of March 2026
Compared to a year ago, Sugar Land, Texas apartments have recorded a -1% rent decrease.
Sugar Land, Texas Average apartment rent trend
Sugar Land, Texas Average Apartment Rent
Sugar Land, Texas Apartment rent ranges
At 46.16%, apartments priced $1,000 - $1,500 represent the bulk of Sugar Land, Texas rentals, while condos priced Over $3,000 hold the lowest share of the market – 0.6%.
Sugar Land, Texas Housing tenure**
Renters take up 19% of Sugar Land, Texas real estate, occupying a total of 7,039 units, while homeowners live in 30,442 properties.
Median number of rooms of renter-occupied housing units**
4.5
Renter median household income**
$76,281
Average household size of renter-occupied housing units**
2.5
Rental vacancy rate**
5.6%
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied housing units by no. of bedrooms**
There are 2,081 rentals in Sugar Land, Texas with 2 beds making up the highest share of the market, at 30%. Units with No bedrooms, on the other hand, hold the lowest percentage (3%), amounting to 195 units. Overall, the median number of rooms in Sugar Land, Texas homes for rent is 4.5.
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied units by age of householder**
Most condos for rent in Sugar Land, Texas are occupied by residents in the 35 - 44 years age group (27%), followed by those in the 45 - 54 years age group (19%). At the same time, people in the 60 - 64 years age group make up the lowest share of the local rental market – 4%.
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied housing units by family type**
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied housing units by the presence of own children**
A total of 4,132 apartments for rent in Sugar Land, Texas, or 59% of all rentals are family households. Additionally, 35% of rental homes include children under the age of 18 – that’s 2,467 units. All in all, the median size of a renter-occupied household in Sugar Land, Texas is 2.5.
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied housing units by educational attainment**
In terms of education, renters holding bachelor degrees or higher make up 51% of the rental market. In contrast, residents with less than a high school degree reside in 2% of the homes for rent in Sugar Land, Texas.
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied units by year structure built**
The highest share of Sugar Land, Texas apartment rentals, namely 29% or 2,031 units, were Built 1990 - 1999, followed by those Built 1980 - 1989 (29%, 2,028 units), and the ones Built 2000 - 2009 (14%, 983 units).
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied units by year householder moved in**
Median year renter moved into unit 2018
Most Sugar Land, Texas renters (43%) moved in 2018 to 2020, while only 2% of them moved in 1989 or earlier. Overall, the median year renters have occupied their Sugar Land, Texas condos for rent is 2018.
Sugar Land, Texas Renter-occupied housing units by vehicles available**
When it comes to transportation options, 41% of Sugar Land, Texas renters have 2 vehicles available per household, 40% of them have 1 vehicle available, and 9% have 3 vehicles available.
Sugar Land, Texas Means of transportation to work of householders living in renter-occupied housing units**
Sugar Land, Texas Geographical mobility in the past year for householders living in renter-occupied housing units**
The rental statistics on this page were compiled using data provided by our sister company, Yardi Matrix, an apartment market intelligence solution which offers comprehensive information on all Sugar Land, Texas apartment buildings 50 units or larger. Yardi Matrix covers ~80% of the U.S. metro area population, including over 80,000 properties and 15.2 million apartments across 124 U.S. markets.
*Average single-family rent calculated from point2homes.com data.
**Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
