Population
Sugar Land
109,735
Fort Lee
39,818
Median Income
Sugar Land
$137,511
Fort Lee
$105,535
Home Value
Sugar Land
$406,600
Fort Lee
$422,200
Rent
Sugar Land
$1,939
Fort Lee
$2,255
Crime Rate
Sugar Land
0.78
Fort Lee
1.31
Cost of Living
Sugar Land
196.5
Fort Lee
183.0
Avg Temp
Sugar Land
N/A
Fort Lee
N/A
Unemployment
Sugar Land
4.5%
Fort Lee
5.0%
How Similar Are Sugar Land & Fort Lee?
Fort Lee is Sugar Land's #11 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Sugar Land
109,735
Fort Lee
39,818
Sugar Land (109,735) is about 2.8x larger than Fort Lee (39,818).
Violent Crime
Sugar Land
0.78
Fort Lee
1.31
Fort Lee has a 41% higher violent crime than Sugar Land.
Property Crime
Sugar Land
13.84
Fort Lee
11.00
Sugar Land has a 20% higher property crime than Fort Lee.
Political Leaning
Sugar Land
47.9%
Fort Lee
47.3%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 1% difference.
Unemployment
Sugar Land
4.5%
Fort Lee
5.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 9% difference.
Median Income
Sugar Land
$137,511
Fort Lee
$105,535
Sugar Land has a 23% higher median income than Fort Lee.
Home Values
Sugar Land
$406,600
Fort Lee
$422,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 4% difference.
Education
Sugar Land
43.2%
Fort Lee
50.5%
Fort Lee has a 14% higher education than Sugar Land.
Demographics
Sugar Land
40.6%
Fort Lee
40.5%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 0% difference.
Cost of Living
Sugar Land
196.5
Fort Lee
183.0
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 7% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Sugar Land and Fort Lee share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Sugar Land
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Fort Lee
Sugar Land leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fort Lee leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFort Lee scores 139.9 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 210.2 in Sugar Land. Sugar Land has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,323 vs $2,024 in Fort Lee (35% lower). Sugar Land has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,573 vs $2,324 in Fort Lee (32% lower).
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Housing Market — Sugar Land leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSugar Land has a single-family homes of 88.9% compared to 20.2% in Fort Lee. Sugar Land has a vacancy rate of 3.5% compared to 6.2% in Fort Lee. Sugar Land has a owner-occupied of 80.1% compared to 57.5% in Fort Lee.
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Jobs & Economy — Sugar Land leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSugar Land: 56,616 vs Fort Lee: 21,329 for labor force. Sugar Land has a poverty rate of 5.1% compared to 8.4% in Fort Lee. Sugar Land has a median household income of $137,511 vs $105,535 in Fort Lee (30% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Sugar Land leads
Source: FBI UCRSugar Land has a property crime clearance of 14.4% compared to 7.6% in Fort Lee. Fort Lee has a larceny rate (per 1k) of 7.99 compared to 11.69 in Sugar Land. Sugar Land has a assault rate (per 1k) of 0.45 compared to 0.82 in Fort Lee.
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Schools & Education — Fort Lee leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFort Lee has a high school diploma or higher of 62.1% compared to 52.0% in Sugar Land. Fort Lee has a bachelor's degree or higher of 50.5% compared to 43.2% in Sugar Land.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSugar Land has a population of 109,735, about 2.8x the size of Fort Lee (39,818). Sugar Land skews younger with a median age of 42.5 vs 47.2.
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Sugar Land
Fort Lee
Healthcare — Sugar Land leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareSugar Land: 5 vs Fort Lee: 4 for with emergency services. Sugar Land: 3.3 vs Fort Lee: 2.8 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFort Lee has a public transit of 20.7% compared to 0.6% in Sugar Land. Fort Lee has a bicycle of 0.6% compared to 0.1% in Sugar Land. Sugar Land has a drive alone of 69.4% compared to 47.0% in Fort Lee.
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