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Sweetwater

Neighborhood · Fort Bend County, TX · ZIP 77479Appraisal data 2026-09-16

Sweetwater (neighborhood, Fort Bend County, Texas): 566 homes, median value $1,177,024, tax rate about 1.96%, 3.2% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

566homes

$1,177,024median value, 2026

1.96%median tax rate

3.2%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+3.1%value change since 2025

Flood zones

FEMA data

18homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 3.2% of mapped homes, above the 2.6% across Fort Bend County.

0homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 0.0%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 566 homes with a mapped lot. Flooding outside mapped zones does happen; check the flood insurance claims history and an elevation certificate for a specific house.

Property taxes

Appraisal district data

1.96%median combined property tax rate (most homes fall between 1.96–1.99%).

$23,019yearly tax on the $1,177,024 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Fort Bend County General Fund	100%
Fort Bend ISD	100%
Sugar Land, City of	100%
Fort Bend County Drainage	100%
Fort Bend LID 2	79%
First Colony LID 2	21%

Rates are the sum of every taxing unit on each property at 2025 adopted rates, the latest full year. Values from Fort Bend Central Appraisal District files dated 2026-09-16. Homestead exemptions and caps belong to the current owner and do not transfer to a buyer.

Homes and values

Appraisal district data

Measure	Value
Median market value, 2026	$1,177,024 (above the Fort Bend County median of $377,300)
Median change in value, 2025–2026	+3.1% (same homes, 566 with values in both years)
Median year built	1990
Median living area	5,100 sq ft
Median lot size	14,256 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1980s	276
1990s	219
2000s	56
2010s	9
2020s	6

Single-family homes, townhomes, condos and mobile homes on owned land. Market value is the appraisal district's estimate, not an appraisal or sale price.

Pipelines

Railroad Commission data

0homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

0homes within 1,000 ft.

4,350 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Straight-line distance from the center of each lot to the nearest in-service transmission line on the Texas Railroad Commission's map. Distribution gas lines are not included.

Streets

Appraisal district data

The Oval St (33), St Michaels Ct (26), Hessenford St (26), Greensward Ln (25), Menlo Park Dr (25), Queen Mary Ct (21), Du Pont Cir (21), Palm Royale Blvd (20), Heathrow Ln (19), Cheshire Bend Dr (18), Inverrary Ln (17), Glen Loch Ct (17)

Streets with the most homes in this neighborhood, with home counts.

Look up a house in Sweetwater

Street address

Each house report shows its own value history, tax units, flood zone at the center of the lot and the nearest pipeline.

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