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About Pearland

City in Brazoria County, Texas, United States
1894Established
125,828Population
46.5 sq miArea
49 ftElevation

Pearland ( PEHR-land) is a city in Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris Counties, in Texas, United States. The city of Pearland is a principal city within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, Pearland had a population of 125,828, up from a population of 91,252 at the 2010 census. Pearland's population growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 142%, which ranked Pearland as the 15th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. during that time, compared to other cities with a population of 10,000 or greater in 2000. Pearland is the third-largest city in the Greater Houston area after Houston and Pasadena, Texas.

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ZIP code77581, 77584, 77588
Living in Pearland

Housing in Pearland

$381K▼ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pearland home is worth about $381,000, down 0.6% in a year, 27% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market39
Sale-to-list97.8%
Sold in May121
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Safety in Pearland

B−

Safety Grade B-

Pearland reports less crime per resident than 53% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pearland 0.8
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pearland 11.3
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: HighMostly inland flooding · higher than 78% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
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Health in Pearland

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

14better than TX

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

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Hca Houston Healthcare PearlandPearland · 1.8 mi · ER
Mychn Pearland SilverlakePearland · 2.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · part of Pearland
DentalShortage · part of Pearland
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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School Grade B+

The public schools Pearland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#73Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictPEARLAND ISDSchools40

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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