Suagr Land Real Estate

Sugar Land, Texas, Real Estate

City of Sugar Land  

Nickname: The Land of Sugar  

Sugar Land real estate is highly placed in the most desirable homes for sale in Houston. Sugar Land has many great neighborhoods and is still growing. Owning real estate in Sugar Land has many benefits.

There is great shopping, easy access to Houston via the Southwest Freeway and Katy by taking the Grand Parkway (Highway 99).  Sugar Land is located near the Gulf Coast of Texas in the southwestern United States within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.

Sugar Land is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the city's population was 79,943.  

Sugar Land was originally founded as a sugar plantation in the early mid 1800s and later incorporated in 1959. Sugar Land is the largest city and economic center of Fort Bend County. The city is the third-largest in population and second-largest in economic activities of the Houston area.  

Sugar Land is home to the headquarters of Imperial Sugar and the company's main refinery and distribution center was once located in this city. As a nod to this heritage, the Imperial Sugar crown logo can be seen in the city seal and logo.

The city is also home to the headquarters of Western Airways and a major manufacturing facility for Nalco Chemical Company. In addition, Sugar Land has a large number of international energy, software, engineering, and product firms.  

Sugar Land has the largest concentration of master-planned communities in Fort Bend County, which is home to the largest number of master-planned communities in the nation, including New Territory, Telfair, Chelsea Harbour, Riverstone and many others. 

Sugar Land holds the title of "Fittest City in Texas" for the population range of 50,000–100,000 residents. Sugar Land has held this title for four consecutive years.  

In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Sugar Land third on its list of the 100 Best Cities to Live in the United States. In 2007, CQ Press ranked Sugar Land fifth on its list of Safest Cities in the United States (14th annual "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan American").  

Information courtesy of TheBestofKaty.com