County Overview
Living in Fort Bend County, Texas
Fort Bend County is the Brazos River county southwest of Houston, with Richmond as its seat and Sugar Land, Missouri City, Fulshear and Rosenberg as its main markets. Master-planned communities set the pattern for most of its inventory.
Get to know Fort Bend County
Welcome to Fort Bend County
Fort Bend ISD and Lamar CISD serve most addresses. New construction is about a third of the listings, homes run larger than the metro median, and HOAs are nearly universal in the newer subdivisions.
Builder homes make up roughly a quarter to a third of the listings; the majority is resale with a median build year in the 2010s. Nearly every listing sits on a standard subdivision lot of under a quarter acre. What follows is live: our MLS feed refreshes the figures on this page hourly.
Drill into Fort Bend County city by city below — each page carries its own listings, schools and market detail.
Why people love living here
What makes Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County
Here's what draws people to Fort Bend County — and keeps them here.
Housing Mix
Fort Bend County listings span a range of price bands, build years and lot sizes; the live figures on this page show the current mix rather than a fixed description.
School Zoning
Attendance zones are set by address, not by city limits. Each Fort Bend County city page lists its campuses, their state ratings and the homes currently zoned to each.
Price per Square Foot
Price per square foot in Fort Bend County is tracked live from our MLS feed, alongside median sale price, days on market and months of inventory.
Subdivisions & HOAs
Where a Fort Bend County subdivision carries an HOA, the dues and the pools, trails or amenity centers they fund appear on each listing.
Houston Access
Drive times to Houston's major job centers are shown on the commute panel of each Fort Bend County city page.
Shopping & Dining
Grocery, retail and dining locations are plotted on the amenity map of each Fort Bend County city page.
Cities & towns
Explore Fort Bend County city by city
Fort Bend County spans 12 cities we cover in depth. Pick one for its live listings, schools, neighborhoods and market detail.
- Richmond1,500
- Missouri City720
- Fulshear702
- Sugar Land636
- Katy608
- Rosenberg425
- Houston165
- Needville137
- Beasley97
- Rosharon94
- Fresno75
- Brookshire68
Active homes per city, live from our MLS feed.
The Fort Bend County real estate market
What the numbers mean
Not just numbers — what they tell you. Median price, how fast homes really sell, where prices are heading, and which neighborhoods are heating up. Live from our MLS feed, with Allen's plain-English read.
Fort Bend County is a balanced market right now — about 5.0 months of inventory across the county, with a median sale around $389,000. Pick a city above for the local detail.
Each figure is compared with the same period last year. Where last year's data isn't in our feed yet, you'll see "—".
$375,000
Median sale
homes sold, last 30 days
-1% YoY
a year ago: $380,000
839
Homes sold
last 30 days
-16% YoY
a year ago: 998
85
Avg days on mkt
homes sold, last 30 days
+13% YoY
a year ago: 75
$162
Price / sqft
homes sold, last 30 days
-2% YoY
a year ago: $166
1,848
New listings
last 30 days
+1% YoY
a year ago: 1,837
932
Went pending
last 30 days
-4% YoY
a year ago: 968
These tiles cover the last 30 days. The median sale price at the top covers the last 6 months, and the days-on-market figure in the read above is for homes for sale right now, so the numbers differ.
Who lives here
The people of Fort Bend County
A quick demographic snapshot of Fort Bend County, straight from the U.S. Census — population, who owns vs. rents, education, household size and more.
859,721
People
133 census tracts
$323,800
Median home value
owner-occupied
$1,911
Median gross rent
per month
$106,704
Median household income
per household
$44,437
Per-capita income
ACS estimate
37.6
Median age
years
3.08
Avg household size
people
49%
Bachelor's degree+
adults 25+
77%
Own their home
vs. rent
Who owns vs. rents
Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023, aggregated across the 133 census tracts that make up Fort Bend County. Missing figures are marked "—".
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Good to know
Fort Bend County, Texas: common questions
Straight answers to what buyers and sellers ask most about Fort Bend County — woven with live market data.
- What cities are in Fort Bend County?
- We cover 12 cities in Fort Bend County: Richmond, Missouri City, Fulshear, Sugar Land, Katy, Rosenberg, Houston, Needville, Beasley, Rosharon, Fresno, Brookshire. Click any city above for its live listings, schools and neighborhoods.
- How much do homes cost in Fort Bend County?
- The county-wide median sale price is $389,000, with 5,369 homes for sale right now across the county. Prices vary widely by city — drill into a city for local figures.
- Is now a good time to buy or sell in Fort Bend County?
- Fort Bend County is currently a balanced market with about 5.0 months of inventory county-wide. Conditions differ by city — see the city pages for the local read.
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