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Pearland is a mid-size city of 127,514 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 16 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $356k and rent runs about $2k a month.
127,514people
$356kTypical home
$1,860/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 127,514
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,617 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $356k (≈$2,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,860/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,132 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to HOU airport
- 7 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,989 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 385 bars within 25 mi
- 995 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk