Sugar Land ranked one of Texas' top 10 cities for young families

SUGAR LAND, TX -- In a state that now leads the nation in job growth, Sugar Land made big news last month for topping Money Magazine's list of place to find a new job. But a study released by consumer advocacy website NerdWallet last week named the city highly in another category - as one of Texas' top 10 cities for young families.

The study - which analyzed the data for 111 of Texas' cities, towns and census-designated places with 25,000 or more residents - ranked Sugar Land number six on the list, one of only three in the top 10 not connected to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Sugar Land was one of three places in Greater Houston to make the top 10, along with Friendswood (number two) and Pearland (number nine).

The study's methodology took into account three main factors:

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