FBISD George Bush High School, 2018
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Census counts: 24,945 in 1990, 36,914 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 5 maps from 1915 on.
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Mission BendTX
A town of 36,586.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Judahdavis · Public domain
Population
36,586
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$234K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
35.3
years
Jobs based here
669
A commuter town
TownGrade
C−
#419 of 640 in TX
Is Mission Bend a good place to live?
Mission Bend is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 419th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools outperform 50% of the state's. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $234K for a typical one and 2.8 times the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. On hazard risk, just 16 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Mission Bend for work
Where Mission Bend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
669jobs based in Mission Bend
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Mission Bend grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Mission Bend is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 9.2 of 20; 4.2% of households have no car; 1.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →HealthAltus Houston Hospital, LP 4.9 miles awayC+Open →Jobs & income$67K median household incomeB−Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 95° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.3; 24% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 63 attractions →Reliant Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mission Bend. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
17 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
19 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
19 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Mission Bend: who provides what
Mission Bend is unincorporated, so Fort Bend County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerCenterPoint EnergyEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterChelford City MUDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFort Bend CountyFort Bend County provides services here
SchoolsFort Bend Independent School DistrictAlief Independent School District2 districts serve Mission Bend; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFort Bend County Early Voting ClerkFort Bend County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2024
ZIP codes77083, 7740777083 99% · 77407 1%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mission Bend.
Mission Bend has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
In Mission Bend, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $425 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Mission Bend’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, against 47 of 100 in Texas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1979, 263 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mission Bend.
87risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
263
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB−
For schools, Mission Bend earns a B−
Its public schools are run by Fort Bend ISD. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
50%of TX districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albright MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 945 | B− |
| George Bush H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,428 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
More than half of Mission Bend’s working residents commute to Houston
Mission Bend has 669 jobs for its 16,806 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 976 in 2013 to 669.
Most working residents leave Mission Bend for work: only 0% work in town. Mission Bend’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Mission Bend fell to 669 in 2023, 307 fewer than in 2013.
0%work in town
| Mission Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Mission Bend0%
Houston57%
Sugar Land6%
Stafford2%
Austin2%
14 mi
median commute distance
669
jobs based in Mission Bend
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsC
Mission Bend has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
#290for trails in TX
| Mission Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1%
conserved · 29 of 3,054 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mission Bend Community Park | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| 2. Ambrose Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 3. Mission West Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Mission Bend
January nights average 43.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 93.8°.
Mission Bend has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Mission Bend’s January low is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
95°summer high
| Mission Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–66°
Spring60–80°
Summer74–93°
Fall61–82°
Dec 13
typical first frost
Feb 9
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Mission Bend is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Mission Bend beats the Texas average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 21% of Mission Bend adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Only 8 of the 641 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Mission Bend.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Mission Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
31 measures vs. Texas
3 better20 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Mission Bend | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.8% | 21.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.2% | 19.3% |
Altus Houston Hospital, LP
4.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
56th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade C−
A home in Mission Bend sells for about $270K at the median
At 2.8 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 75% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. 69.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas.
The median rent in Mission Bend is $1,747 a month.
$270Kmedian sale price
| Mission Bend | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,747 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
Market temperature
76
days on market
95.6%
sale-to-list price
21
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mission Bend
17pages on Mission Bend
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Mission Bend
North American UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Stafford5.7 mi$15,436 tuitionDenver College of Nursing-HoustonUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Houston7 miAmerican InterContinental University-HoustonUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Houston7.5 mi$14,829 tuition
About 7 of every 100 Mission Bend residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
About Mission Bend
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Mission Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) around Texas State Highway 6 within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Fort Bend and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas; Mission Bend is 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the city hall of Sugar Land and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Downtown Houston. The population was 36,914 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 95 ft
Mission Bend’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Mission Bend.
HoustonFour CornersMission Bend
How the neighbors grade
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Bend | #419 | C− | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Houston | #606 | D− | C− | D− | C− | C+ |
| Four Corners | #349 | C− | D | — | B+ | B− |
Mission Bend and Four Corners report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mission Bend with a neighbor →
Questions about Mission Bend
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mission Bend, TX a good place to live?
Mission Bend grades C− overall, better than 17% of U.S. towns and #419 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Mission Bend, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $234,000, 21% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.