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New Canaan, CT vs Sugar Land, TX

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- The median age of a home in New Canaan is 49.1% older than the median age of a home in Sugar Land.
 New Canaan, CTSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age55  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$423,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock52.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.46.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$19.6$11.0
 Homes Owned75.6%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented17.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 New Canaan, CTSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,500$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,110  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,610$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,130  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,540$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 New Canaan, CTSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 New Canaan, CTSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock6.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock25.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock12.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99916.3%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock1.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99915.9%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.5%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 New Canaan, CTSugar Land, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock19.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock34.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock9.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock1.2%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock1.1%12.2%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 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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