Fort Bend County, TX

ZIP 77494

In ZIP 77494, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lakehouse Water Plant meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 45× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Nov Rig Systems West Little York (24%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 90,852 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 77494

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsD to F
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityC to F
• Drinking water qualityB to F
• Pesticide useB to F
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 22 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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