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Average rent in Sugar Land
What renters actually pay, by number of bedrooms, and how Sugar Land compares with Texas and the US.
Median rent
$1,939/mo
44% above US
1 bedroom
$1,482/mo
26% above US
2 bedrooms
$1,802/mo
35% above US
Renters paying 30%+ of income
49%
US 50%
Renter households
7,520
Rent by number of bedrooms
1 bedroom$1,482a month26% above USIncome needed: $59,280/yr
2 bedrooms$1,802a month35% above USIncome needed: $72,080/yr
3 bedrooms$2,126a month42% above USIncome needed: $85,040/yr
4 bedrooms$2,455a month32% above USIncome needed: $98,200/yr
5+ bedrooms$3,240a month64% above USIncome needed: $129,600/yr
Median gross rent (contract rent plus utilities) for occupied rental units, by bedrooms. Income needed uses the 30% rule.
How Sugar Land compares
- Sugar Land$1,482
- Texas$1,180
- United States$1,180
- Sugar Land$1,802
- Texas$1,327
- United States$1,338
- Sugar Land$2,126
- Texas$1,573
- United States$1,500
- Sugar Land$2,455
- Texas$2,022
- United States$1,861
Two-bedroom rent in nearby cities
- Sugar Land$1,802
- Pearland$1,791
- Galveston$1,374
- Austin$1,776
- Georgetown$1,611
- Cedar Park$1,764
- New Braunfels$1,551
- Killeen$1,001
- Tyler$1,217
- Sugar Land49%
- Pearland54%
- Galveston56%
- Austin47%
- Georgetown56%
- Cedar Park52%
- New Braunfels47%
- Killeen52%
- Tyler48%
Nearby cities are other Local City Network guides in Texas, nearest first.
What rent can you afford?
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At 30% of income you can spend about $1,802 a month.
- 1 bedroom $1,482
- 2 bedrooms $1,802
- 3 bedrooms $2,126
- 4 bedrooms $2,455
- 5+ bedrooms $3,240
Green means the median Sugar Land rent for that size fits your budget. Landlords often ask for income of 2.5–3× the monthly rent.
How stretched are renters?
49% of Sugar Land renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 26% spend half or more. The typical renter household puts 29.5% of its income toward rent (US: 50% and 25%).
Rent by zip code
Median gross rent for each ZIP Code Tabulation Area that overlaps Sugar Land.
HUD fair market rents
Studio$1,233
1 bedroom$1,261
2 bedrooms$1,497
3 bedrooms$2,017
4 bedrooms$2,502
HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area are the payment benchmarks for housing vouchers (about the 40th percentile of recent movers’ rents), so they often differ from the medians above.
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Questions
What is the average rent in Sugar Land?
The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) is $1,939 a month, 45% above the Texas median and 44% above the national median.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Sugar Land?
The median one-bedroom rents for $1,482 a month (US: $1,180).
How much is a two-bedroom in Sugar Land?
The median two-bedroom rents for $1,802 a month (US: $1,338).
How much do you need to make to rent in Sugar Land?
Using the common 30% rule, a median two-bedroom ($1,802) takes a household income of about $72,080 a year, and a one-bedroom about $59,280.
Is rent affordable in Sugar Land?
About 49% of Sugar Land renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent, and 26% spend at least half (US: 50% and 25%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates (tables B25031, B25070 and B25071). Estimates have margins of error; figures are in 2023 dollars.