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Longview, TX vs Sugar Land, TX

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- The median age of a home in Longview is 36.4% older than the median age of a home in Sugar Land.
 Longview, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age44  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$423,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months20.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.67.5%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$19.6$11.0
 Homes Owned47.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented40.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Longview, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,500$1,840
 Studio Apartment$760  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,610$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$990  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,540$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Longview, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other5.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Longview, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99920.5%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.6%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock25.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.2%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock12.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Longview, TXSugar Land, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock34.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.6%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.1%12.2%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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