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Fort Bend County out-of-state owner list, TX

10,542out-of-state owned properties today · refreshed weekly

10,542 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Fort Bend County, TX has 10,542 out-of-state owned properties today, read from Fort Bend Central Appraisal District records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 77459, 77469, 77494. 13 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when mailing state is not the property's state.

Three Fort Bend County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Jerry RdRichmond10of 10Owner name shows an estate / heirsOwner holds 5 properties here (investor)
Collins RdRichmond10of 10Owes about $48,200 in tax (26.8% of the value)Taxes 13 years behind
Greenbriar DrMissouri City10of 10Owner name shows an estate / heirs

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

13Also on the tax delinquent list13 Fort Bend County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Fort Bend County list is made

Fort Bend County's out-of-state owner list comes from the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District property roll records: we read the state of the owner's mailing address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: mailing state is not the property's state.

Fort Bend County data dictionaryMailing state is not the property's state.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Fort Bend County owners are

Top 5 cities by out-of-state owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Richmond1,89618%
Missouri City1,59815%
Sugar Land1,21011%
Katy1,13711%
Needville9099%

Top ZIP codes: 77459 Missouri City (1,062), 77469 Richmond (1,031), 77494 Katy (1,025), 77461 Needville (909), 77545 Fresno (670).

Distribution

Out-of-state owned properties in Fort Bend County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years2,700 28%
2 to 5 years2,860 30%
5 to 10 years2,138 22%
10 to 20 years1,542 16%
20+ years295 3%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k2,727 26%
$100k to $200k689 7%
$200k to $350k4,030 38%
$350k to $500k1,456 14%
$500k+1,640 16%
properties by county value
The numbers

Out-of-state owned properties in Fort Bend County: what stands out

10,542 out-of-state owned properties in Fort Bend County right now, with a median county value of $274,329. 87% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 4 years. Those behind on tax owe $8,615 on average.

Richmond holds the most (1,896, 18%), followed by Missouri City (1,598), Sugar Land (1,210), Katy (1,137).

By ZIP code, 77459 (Missouri City) has 1,062, 77469 (Richmond) has 1,031, 77494 (Katy) has 1,025: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Fort Bend County: owner name shows an estate / heirs; owner holds 5 properties here (investor); owes about $48,200 in tax (26.8% of the value); taxes 13 years behind.

The largest group by years owned is 2 to 5 years (2,860 properties); by county value it is $200k to $350k (4,030).

The official source

Where the official Fort Bend County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Texas rules and the Texas guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Managing a house from another state is hard. Out-of-state owners, often heirs or former residents, are among the most willing sellers.

How to work the Fort Bend County list

  • Stack with inherited, vacant or tax delinquent.
  • Offer a simple, remote closing: it removes the biggest worry for a distant owner.
The letter to send: out-of-state owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many out-of-state owned properties are in Fort Bend County, TX?

10,542 on the latest county file, from official Fort Bend County records (Fort Bend Central Appraisal District). The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the mailing state come from?

From the owner mailing address on the county's property roll.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Fort Bend County out-of-state owner owner, with the reasons.

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