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29.67° N · 95.66° W · GEOID 4827102

Four Corners

Fort Bend County, Texas · part of the Houston, TX metro

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The short answer

Four Corners is home to 11,692 people. Median household income is $76,452 a year and median rent is $1,519 a month, 23.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $277,000, about 3.6x annual median household income.

The story in Four Corners is how fast things are changing. Rent took 31.1% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 23.8% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 1.1 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 255 hours a year commuting, more than in 98% of places its size.

7OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Four Corners scores better than 7% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 376th of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%41
Economy 20%32
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%9
Education 10%58
Commute 10%3
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,519
11% above the median place
Median household income
$76,452
5% below the median place
Median home value
$277,000
13% below the median place
Unemployment
7.0%
42% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Four Corners

  • HousingHalf the homes were built after 2004, newer housing than in 94% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Four Corners

Fort Bend County gains about 13.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in56,259
Moved out45,677
Net+10,582

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$82K
Leavers$86K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Fort Bend County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fort Bend County report $81,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $86,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$60,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,519 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,079 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $277,000.
Getting to work
39 minutes each way on average; 13.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Williams, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
13.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$86,227
23% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$81,580
16% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.7%17% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%20% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure13.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$81,58016% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$86,22723% above
02

What it costs to live here

96% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 379 Texas places we track.

Four Corners23.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$60,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.8%
17% above the median place
Home price to income
3.6x
5% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Four Corners, $1,519 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Four Corners, but easier on the budget

Places that match Four Corners on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Williams, CA6815.7% vs 23.8%n/aCompare
Manassas, VA6619.5% vs 23.8%$31,400Compare
Triangle, VA6617.0% vs 23.8%$31,100Compare
Herndon, VA6418.3% vs 23.8%$60,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
96.4%
91% above the median place
Median year built1
2004
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.6%
79% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,51911% above
Rent to income123.8%17% above
Property tax rate11.6%79% above
Home price to income13.6x5% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,50638% above
Median home value1$277,00013% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.0%87% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure55.7%8% above
Homeownership173.9%11% above
Renters paying 30%+196.4%91% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,07911% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.2%40% below
Median year built120041% above
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 39 min, 55% above the median place.

Mean commute1
39 min
55% above the median place
Income per person1
$28,566
29% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.0%
42% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate8.3% −23%
Works from home13.6% +10%
Median household income$76,452 −5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,4525% below
Income per person1$28,56629% below
Unemployment17.0%42% above
Average annual pay5County figure$63,4724% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure1.4%62% below
Jobs5County figure260,92973% above
Poverty rate18.3%23% below
Mean commute139 min55% above
Works from home113.6%10% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.6%26% below
04

Who lives here

47% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 98% of the 2,199 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the highest of 389 Texas places we track.

Born abroad1
46.8%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
98.7%
7% above the median place
No health insurance1
20.4%
219% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.4 +36%
High school or higher80.0% −13%
Median age35.5 −9%
Bachelor's or higher35.9% +12%
All 8 people measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population111,6923657th largest
Median age135.59% below
Bachelor's or higher135.9%12% above
High school or higher180.0%13% below
Household size13.436% above
Born abroad146.8%above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance120.4%219% above
Homes with broadband198.7%7% above
05

Life in Four Corners

The nearest National Park Service site is Big Thicket National Preserve, about 99 miles away.

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.1 −50%
Playgrounds per 10k1.7 −82%
Grocery stores per 10k0.9 −59%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.7 −85%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Big Thicket National Preserve 99 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 132 miles
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 161 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%
Shops27.3 −10%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics25.6 +27%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
99.4
223% above the median place
Public school students11
191,372
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
194
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure194above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure191,372above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure16.57% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k7County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure25.627% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k85.150% below
Playgrounds per 10k81.782% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.959% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k81.785% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site999.4223% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure838% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 10.1%, 85% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Four Corners. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
10.1%
85% below the median place
Median air quality index14
63
47% above the median place
Tornado risk13
99.2
22% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFour CornersAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure94°F8% above
January average low12County figure44°F74% above
Average temperature12County figure70°F28% above
Annual precipitation12County figure50.4 in15% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure97.55% above
Hurricane risk13County figure97.638% above
Tornado risk13County figure99.222% above
Wildfire risk13County figure80.131% above
Heat wave risk13County figure97.89% above
Median air quality index14Metro figure6347% above
Good air days14Metro figure10.1%85% below
08

Four Corners in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Four Corners does better than 41% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 61%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,519/mo (2024)$1,880/mo$1,550 to $2,300/mo+3.6%
Median household income$76,452 (2024)$96,000$81,500 to $114,000+3.9%
Median home value$277,000 (2024)$400,000$290,000 to $551,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Four Corners

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Seven Corners, VA$1,632$77,400Compare
Woodlawn, MD$1,494$82,466Compare
Jacksonville, FL$1,465$69,872Compare
Mableton, GA$1,472$77,980Compare
Mableton, GAJacksonville, FLWoodlawn, MDSeven Corners, VAFour Corners, TXFour CornersSeven CornersWoodlawnJacksonvilleMabletonFour CornersSeven CornersWoodlawnJacksonvilleMableton

Places built like Four Corners

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Four Corners performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Four Corners, TX23.8%3.3%/yrn/a
Country Walk, FL26.3%8.6%/yrn/aCompare
Three Lakes, FL27.7%8.5%/yrn/aCompare
Hidalgo, TX17.0%12.1%/yr10.1%Compare
Manassas Park, VA24.9%3.2%/yr-3.8%Compare
Princeton, FL23.7%5.0%/yrn/aCompare
Mission Bend, TX31.2%1.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Four Corners a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 7 out of 100, better than 7% of the places we rate and 376th of 407 in Texas. Half the homes were built after 2004, newer housing than in 94% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 75 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Four Corners expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $277,000.

What salary do you need to live in Four Corners?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Four Corners?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Seven Corners, VA, Woodlawn, MD, Jacksonville, FL and Mableton, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Four Corners with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Four Corners itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/four-corners-texas

Citytistics. “Four Corners, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/four-corners-texas/

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