Fort Bend County

MyTownView tracks 17 municipalities in Fort Bend County, Texas. Browse recent news, meeting transcripts, upcoming events, and more across the county.

17Municipalities
312,048Residents
123Articles
43Meetings (30d)
$86,900Avg. Median Income
$316,181Avg. Home Value

Recent News

123
Apr 14Sienna Parkway: Active shooter fears take hold as emergency declared in Missouri City; first detailsMissouri CityApr 14Fulshear leaders, businesses navigating rapid growth as population risesFulshearApr 11Man arrested in Richmond-area crash that killed 3, injured 2RichmondApr 10Houston mother detained on Good Friday in viral video speaks, Fulshear PD respondsFulshearApr 9E Highway 90A eastbound closed through Friday afternoon near Grand Parkway in Sugar Land areaSugar LandApr 9Missouri City: Sienna Parkway reopens following report of armed person, suspect now in custodyMissouri CityApr 8Arcola water system restored after going 'out of service'ArcolaApr 8Water outage: Water service restored after city-wide outage, City of Arcola saysArcolaApr 8Missouri City police searching for missing teenMissouri CityApr 5Sugar Land crews battle house fire in Riverpark neighborhoodSugar LandApr 3Missing 16-year-old girl found safe after Sugar Land police searchSugar LandApr 3Sugar Land police locate missing 16-year-oldSugar LandApr 3Sugar Land police release images of suspects accused of robbing someone loading up car in their driveway in broad daylightSugar LandMar 30Missouri City child, 5, found dead in lake after going missingMissouri CityMar 30Missing 5-year-old with autism found dead in lake, Missouri City Police Department saysMissouri City

Meetings

43

Upcoming

Apr 16Youth Advisory CommissionFulshearAgendaApr 17Parks and Recreation CommissionFulshearAgenda

Recent

Apr 15Board of Public WorksFulshearVideoApr 15Board of Public WorksStaffordVideoApr 15Board of Public WorksMissouri CityVideoApr 15Board of Public WorksMeadows PlaceVideoApr 15Board of Public WorksRosenbergVideoApr 13Planning and Zoning CommissionFulshearAgendaApr 2City CouncilRosenbergVideoApr 2City CouncilFulshearVideo

Rankings in Fort Bend County

Fastest Growing Cities

Growth
#CityPopulation Change
1FulshearFort Bend+29.2%
2RichmondFort Bend+3.8%
3RosenbergFort Bend+3.0%
4Missouri CityFort Bend+1.8%
5StaffordFort Bend+0.7%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Safest Cities

Safety
#CityCrimes per 1,000
1FulshearFort Bend1.8 total crimes per 1k
2Missouri CityFort Bend11.2 total crimes per 1k
3Sugar LandFort Bend12.8 total crimes per 1k
4RichmondFort Bend15.1 total crimes per 1k
5RosenbergFort Bend15.7 total crimes per 1k
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Source: Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting Program (I-UCR)

Lowest Property Taxes

Finances
#CityEffective Tax Rate
1StaffordFort Bend0.27%
2FulshearFort Bend0.33%
3RosenbergFort Bend0.37%
4Sugar LandFort Bend0.39%
5Missouri CityFort Bend0.46%
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Source: Illinois Comptroller, Annual Financial Report

Best Fiscal Health

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Finances
#CityFiscal Health Score
1StaffordFort Bend72 / 100
2FulshearFort Bend64 / 100
3RosenbergFort Bend59 / 100
4Sugar LandFort Bend56 / 100
5Missouri CityFort Bend47 / 100
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Source: Illinois Comptroller, Illinois Dept. of Insurance

Municipalities

Arcola

Pop. 1,911Income $75,086Homes $242,600
City (Mayor-Council)

Beasley

Pop. 999Income $75,152
City (Mayor-Council)

Fairchilds

Pop. 815Income $69,286Homes $220,800
Village (President-Trustee)

Fulshear

Pop. 34,868Income $187,035Homes $572,700
City (Mayor-Council)

Kendleton

Pop. 434Income $31,875Homes $141,300
City (Mayor-Council)

Meadows Place

Pop. 4,689Income $90,057Homes $271,100
City (Mayor-Council)

Missouri City

Pop. 76,558Income $94,390Homes $311,400
City (Mayor-Council)

Needville

Pop. 3,094Income $70,900Homes $221,700
City (Mayor-Council)

Orchard

Pop. 338Income $54,583Homes $231,300
City (Mayor-Council)

Pleak

Pop. 2,344Income $72,007Homes $318,400
Village (President-Trustee)

Richmond

Pop. 12,582Income $50,337Homes $231,500
City (Mayor-Council)

Rosenberg

Pop. 40,646Income $65,668Homes $219,100
City (Mayor-Council)

Simonton

Pop. 914Income $109,375Homes $390,500
City (Mayor-Council)

Stafford

Pop. 17,401Income $87,432Homes $257,700
City (Mayor-Council)

Sugar Land

Pop. 110,016Income $136,217Homes $430,200
City (Mayor-Council)

Thompsons

Pop. 222Income $62,500Homes $325,000
Town (Board of Trustees)

Weston Lakes

Pop. 4,217Income $145,394Homes $673,600
City (Mayor-Council)