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Forbes
ranks Fort Bend County 1st in Nation for
Best Places To Get Ahead!
January 2010
CNN/Money Magazine
ranks Fort Bend County 6th in Nation
for Job Growth!
Fall 2009
QUALITY HOMES AND COMMUNITIES
Fort Bend County is located in the Houston metropolitan area of southeast Texas,
just southwest of Houston. Fort Bend County offers a wide choice of
high-quality homes and is home to more masterplanned communities than any other
county in Texas. The area enjoys strong job growth, great schools, low crime
rates, and a higher quality of life in an enriching and safe environment.
FAMILY FRIENDLY
It is the goal of Fort Bend County to become the most family-friendly community
in Texas! Today, it is over 83% “happy-go-lucky” families. At 531,000 residents strong, the county is projected to grow to over
1,000,000 by 2030.
LOW COST OF LIVING
Fort Bend County is proud to call Texas home. That’s because Texas is one of only three of the seven states in the nation without a
state income tax that also rank in the top 10 states with the lowest cost of
living. In fact, Texas is ranked 8th lowest cost of living in the U.S.
Fort Bend County Stats
• Ranked #1 in employment growth percentage in the U.S
– US Department of Labor
• Ranked in the top 1% of fastest growing counties in America
– US Census Bureau
• National leader in ethnic diversity
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
• Named one of the most diverse communities in the country
– Best Places to Raise Your Family – The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the US
• 38% of our workforce earned a college degree or higher
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
• 531,000 residents strong. By 2030, we are projected to grow to over 1,000,000
– Woods & Poole Economics, 2008
• CNN/Money Magazine’s best place in the Southwest to live
• 83% happy-go-lucky families
• Sugar Land ranked 8th in the nation as the best place to raise a family - Best
Places to Raise Your Family
– The Top 100 Affordable Communities in the US
• Missouri City is one of the safest communities in America
– Congressional Quarterly
• One of the top ideal places in the nation to live and launch a business
– Fortune Small Business
• Over 60 wide-open parks and 204 days of sunshine a year
• Houston is the #1 home building market in the country
– Builder Magazine
• Among the top 10 in the nation in terms of economic strength
– Woods & Poole Economics, 2008
• Regional leader in household income
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
• Regional leader in high school graduation rate
– US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
• Katy ISD is one of the fastest-growing school districts in the US
– ESL ReadingSmart Program Final Evaluation Report
• Sugar Land Regional Airport named one of the best Fixed Base
Operations in the US, Canada and South America
– Aviation International News
• Sienna Plantation is one of the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities
– RCLCO
• Keep Texas Beautiful named Sugar Land a first place winner of the
2009 Government Project • Award for efforts to protect the environment.
• Forbes.com’s compilation of the best standard of living suburbs for the country’s
15 largest cities included Sugar Land as a “Top Suburb to Live Well.”
• The Anti-Defamation League named Sugar Land a Community of Respect©
for the second straight year.
• Sienna Plantation was voted Best Community in Texas
– CNBC’s Americas Property Awards
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