Sugar Land, TX — Rental Investment Analysis
🔴WEAK— appreciation play onlyCap Rate
3.8%
Below average
Monthly Cash Flow
-$930
After all expenses
Price-to-Rent
14.9
Investor-friendly
DSCR
0.60
Fails
📊 Key Metrics
- Median Home Price
- $434,890
- Average Rent (3BR)
- $2,520/mo
- Price-to-Rent Ratio
- 14.9(good)
- 1% Rule
- 0.56%(fails — need 1%+)
- Cash-on-Cash Return
- -11.2%
- Vacancy Rate
- 8.0%
📈 Market Strength
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.3%(0% vs national)
- Rent Growth (YoY)
- +2.9%(national avg)
- Population Growth
- +1.5% YoY
Assumptions Used
20% down, 7.000000000000001% rate, 30yr, 8% vacancy, 10% maintenance
Customize these numbers →Property Tax Rate
1.68%
of assessed value (TX avg)
Median Income
$67,321
household (TX avg)
Rent-to-Income
44.9%
Stretched
Section 8 Max Rent
$2,520/mo
3BR voucher payment
🏛️ TX Investor Climate
Landlord Friendly
9/10
State Income Tax
✅ None
Property Tax
1.68% effective
Population Trend
+1.5% (3yr)