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Sienna vs Fulshear

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.4× in Sienna) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Fulshear).

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Sienna, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 24,992 people
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Fulshear, TXHomes around $499KTexas · 34,868 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

SiennaKnown for its schools
Schools#45 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 95%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#118 most trails in TX8.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Sienna →
FulshearHomes around $499K
Housing$499K typical home67% above the TX typical home Schools#24 for schools in TXof 583 towns HealthHealthier than 96%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Fulshear →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails7.4×
Sienna has more miles of trail
Sienna 8.9 miFulshear 1.2 mi
Jobs per worker3.6×
Fulshear is more of a job hub
Fulshear 0.25Sienna 0.07
Home values+22%
Homes cost more in Fulshear
Fulshear $572,700Sienna $470,100
Bachelor’s degree++8.7 pts
More adults in Fulshear have a degree
Fulshear 74.8%Sienna 66.1%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Sienna places higher on 9 of 19 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–SiennaNot graded AFulshearSafer than 93% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+SiennaBetter than 66% of districts in the state A−FulshearBetter than 84% of districts in the state
Health
A+SiennaHealthier than 95% of U.S. towns A+FulshearHealthier than 96% of U.S. towns
9Sienna
8Fulshear

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 405 towns #118#390 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #181#392 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #252#327 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #613#548 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #118#185 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #271#212 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #18#69 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #76#33

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sienna’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Sienna$3,300/mo
Typical home $470K (Census) · tax rate 2.13%+ · or rent about $2,837/mo · Housing →
Fulshear$3,340/mo
Typical home $499K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75%+ · or rent about $1,952/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
SiennaFulshear
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F—
July high92°F—
Growing season (days)297d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th78th
Outdoors & history
SiennaFulshear
Trails9 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.8%1.1%
Community
SiennaFulshear
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SiennaFulshearSiennaFulshear
Sienna ↔ Fulshear27 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

SiennaFulshear
People
Population 24,992Lowest 34,868Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1,386.4% TX: +15.9%
Median age 35.9±1.2Lowest about the TX average 36.3±2Highest about the TX average
Fulshear and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.8%±4.4Lowest TX: 25% 34.8%±5.6Highest TX: 25%
Fulshear and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.6%±1.3Highest TX: 13.4% 8%±1.9Lowest TX: 13.4%
Sienna and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 74.8%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 7.3%±2.9Highest TX: 6.2%
Fulshear and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $177,837±$19kLowest 127% above TX $187,035±$23kHighest 138% above TX
Fulshear and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $470,100±$20kLowest 66% above TX $572,700±$49kHighest 102% above TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,837±$849Highest 102% above TX $1,952±$2kLowest 39% above TX
Sienna and Fulshear are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 136% above TX $10,000+ at least 136% above TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.4%±20.2Lowest TX: 51.7% 45.4%±22.1Highest TX: 51.7%
Fulshear and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.5%Lowest TX: 13.8% 1.6%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest TX: 62.6% 90%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Lowest 18 yrs newer than TX 2016Highest 24 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 34% above TX 38 minHighest 42% above TX
Work from home 21.8%±4.5Lowest TX: 14.4% 28.6%±6.1Highest TX: 14.4%
Fulshear and Sienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (54%)Houston (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FulshearFew work in Sienna
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.9 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 95.8Highest 81.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #45 of 583 in TX#24 of 583 in TX
School district FORT BEND ISDKATY ISD · LAMAR CISD
High school in town Ridge Point H SFulshear H S
Students per teacherat that high school 20.6Lowest 23.2Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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