Living in Pecan Grove, TX
Pecan Grove is a small city of 24,272 people in Fort Bend County, Texas. It's about 23 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $384k and rent runs about $2k a month.
24,272people
$384kTypical home
$1,507/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,928 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $384k (≈$2,418/mo)
- Median rent $1,507/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HOU airport
- 27 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,828 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 367 bars within 25 mi
- 1,002 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fort Bend County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk