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29.66° N · 95.93° W · GEOID 4877746

Weston Lakes

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

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Weston Lakes is home to 4,217 people. Median household income is $145,394 a year and median rent is $1,807 a month, 14.9% 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 $673,600, about 4.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,807
32% above the median place
Median household income
$145,394
81% above the median place
Median home value
$673,600
111% above the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Weston Lakes

  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 415 Texas places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 295 Texas places.
  • Household income has grown -2.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 98% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2006, newer housing than in 96% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 230 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 97 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Weston Lakes

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
$72,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,807 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $673,600.
Getting to work
38 minutes each way on average; 21.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Emerson, NJ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
13.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$86,227
23% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$81,580
16% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWeston LakesAmong 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 people7County figure13.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$81,58016% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$86,22723% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 100.0%, 51% above the median place.

Weston Lakes14.9%
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
$72,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.9%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
4.6x
22% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$126,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Weston Lakes, $1,807 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 Weston Lakes, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Richfield, WI11.6% vs 14.9%n/aCompare
Green Knoll, NJ10.5% vs 14.9%n/aCompare
Mount Vernon, VA11.9% vs 14.9%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Median year built1
2006
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureWeston LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,80732% above
Rent to income114.9%27% below
Home price to income14.6x22% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$673,600111% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.0%87% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure55.7%8% above
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.6%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.2%40% below
Median year built120061% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
38 min
53% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$82,050 2.0×
Median household income$145,394 +81%
Works from home21.0% +69%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWeston LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$145,39481% above
Income per person1$82,050105% above
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$63,4724% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure1.4%62% below
Jobs5County figure260,92973% above
Poverty rate1County figure7.6%30% below
Mean commute138 min53% above
Works from home121.0%69% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 98.0%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
98.0%
6% above the median place
Population change since 20206
18.7%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
47.8
23% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher56.3% +76%
Homes with broadband95.0% +3%
Household size2.7 +8%
Born abroad6.1% −31%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWeston LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,2176646th largest
Population change since 2020618.7%above (median 1.1%)
Median age147.823% above
Bachelor's or higher156.3%76% above
High school or higher198.0%6% above
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad16.1%31% below
No health insurance1County figure11.7%83% above
Homes with broadband195.0%3% above
05

Life in Weston Lakes

8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
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.

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.

Public school students11
191,372
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
194
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.8
32% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWeston LakesAmong 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 10k8County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k8County figure27.310% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure25.627% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
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 Weston Lakes. 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
MeasureWeston LakesAmong 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

Weston Lakes in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$145,394 (2024)$176,000$149,000 to $208,500+3.2%
Median home value$673,600 (2024)$969,000$703,000 to $1,334,000+6.2%
Population4,570 (2025)4,9904,780 to 5,200+1.8%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.6 now.

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

09

Places like Weston Lakes

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

PlaceRentIncome
Emerson, NJ$1,887$155,536Compare
Malverne, NY$1,898$149,489Compare
Maplewood, WA$2,000$135,943Compare
Colesville, MD$1,893$130,682Compare
Colesville, MDMaplewood, WAMalverne, NYEmerson, NJWeston Lakes, TXWeston LakesEmersonMaplewoodColesvilleWeston LakesEmersonMaplewoodColesville

Common questions

Is Weston Lakes a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 415 Texas places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 295 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Weston Lakes expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $673,600.

What salary do you need to live in Weston Lakes?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Weston Lakes?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Emerson, NJ, Malverne, NY, Maplewood, WA and Colesville, MD.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Weston Lakes, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/weston-lakes-texas/

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