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Fort Bend County vacant list, TX

485vacant properties today · refreshed weekly

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

Fort Bend County, TX has 485 vacant properties today, read from Fort Bend Central Appraisal District records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 77469, 77461, 77471. 237 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when top 10% of the county by the likely-vacant model (learned from buildings city inspectors confirmed vacant).

Three Fort Bend County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Brinkmeyer RdNeedville10of 10Likely vacant (model 10/10)Taxes 2 years behind
Roesler RdNeedville10of 10Likely vacant (model 10/10)Owner name shows an estate / heirs
Coon DrRosenberg10of 10Likely vacant (model 10/10)Taxes 3 years behind

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

237Also on the absentee owner list237 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 vacant list comes from the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District property roll records: we read our likely-vacant model, trained on buildings inspectors confirmed empty for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: top 10% of the county by the likely-vacant model (learned from buildings city inspectors confirmed vacant).

Fort Bend County data dictionaryLikely-vacant score 1-10 within the county (10 = top 10%); empty for land without a building.

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 vacant properties
CityPropertiesShare
Richmond8618%
Sugar Land5511%
Needville4810%
Rosenberg469%
Missouri City408%

Top ZIP codes: 77469 Richmond (67), 77461 Needville (48), 77471 Rosenberg (48), 77417 Beasley (41), 77583 Rosharon (39).

Distribution

Vacant properties in Fort Bend County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years58 14%
2 to 5 years91 23%
5 to 10 years106 26%
10 to 20 years103 26%
20+ years45 11%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k120 25%
$100k to $200k169 35%
$200k to $350k133 27%
$350k to $500k28 6%
$500k+35 7%
properties by county value
The numbers

Vacant properties in Fort Bend County: what stands out

485 vacant properties in Fort Bend County right now, with a median county value of $169,146. 49% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 6 years. Those behind on tax owe $9,686 on average. 29% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Richmond holds the most (86, 18%), followed by Sugar Land (55), Needville (48), Rosenberg (46).

By ZIP code, 77469 (Richmond) has 67, 77461 (Needville) has 48, 77471 (Rosenberg) has 48: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Fort Bend County: likely vacant (model 10/10); taxes 2 years behind; owner name shows an estate / heirs; taxes 3 years behind.

The largest group by years owned is 5 to 10 years (106 properties); by county value it is $100k to $200k (169).

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 absentee owner. Texas rules and the Texas guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

An empty house costs its owner insurance, taxes and upkeep while earning nothing, and it attracts code violations.

How to work the Fort Bend County list

  • Drive by or check recent photos before reaching out: the model points you to properties worth a look, it is not a fact about the house.
  • Stack with absentee owner and code violations.
The letter to send: vacant ownersFor owners of houses that look vacant

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer and I noticed [property address] may be empty right now. An empty house still costs tax, insurance and upkeep every month.

If you would rather sell it as it is, I can make a cash offer, take care of any clean-out and close on the date you choose.

Send it in the app

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

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with absentee owner
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Fort Bend County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

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Questions

How many vacant properties are in Fort Bend County, TX?

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

How do you know a property is vacant?

From city vacant-structure lists where they exist, and from our likely-vacant model that scores every property in the county.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Fort Bend County vacant owner, with the reasons.

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