Twelve towns, three kinds of ground
Fort Bend Towns We Serve: River, Prairie and Terrace
Twelve towns around Sugar Land, sorted by the ground under them.
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Our area runs out from Sugar Land in every direction. Three kinds of ground meet in this part of Fort Bend County, so each town page starts with that town's own soil counts. It adds the floodplain, the age of the homes, and the permit and watering rules where they're published. Every page was written from that town's records, not copied with a new name.
Sugar Land itself sits mostly on the Brazos River bottom. The homepage covers it.
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River Bottom: Brazos Clay and Loam
- Pecan Grove Pledger clay, the strongest reading in our study, beside sandy river ground, behind a levee run by a utility district.
- Richmond Older homes by the Brazos River gauge, with 11 of 24 spots in FEMA's floodplain and a generous watering rule.
- Sienna 18 of 25 spots on very high clay, its own levee district, and permits that depend on which side of an annexation line you're on.
Coastal Prairie: Lake Charles Clay
- Stafford A rock map that says sand and a soil survey that says clay, with 20 of 25 spots high or very high.
- Missouri City River clay on one side, prairie clay on the other, and drought rules that tighten in Stage 4.
- Mission Bend Two counties, no city hall, and more 1980s homes than any town we studied.
- Fresno 24 of 25 spots high or very high, the most swelling soil we found.
- Rosenberg Older homes, a $100.00 repair permit and some of the slowest-sinking ground in the county.
- Pearland Lake Charles clay at 14 of 25 spots, and 11 of 25 in FEMA's floodplain.
Katy Terrace: Sandy on Top
- Cinco Ranch No very high spot at all, but soils that stay wet for months.
- Fulshear Terrace soils in the north, Brazos clay in the south, and the youngest homes we studied.
- Katy The least swelling ground we found, and a drought rule that allows soaker hoses on foundations.
Not Sure Which Ground You're On?
A town is only a starting point. Our soil guide shows how to look up your own lot on the USDA's free soil map in a few minutes.