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About Pearland
City in Brazoria County, Texas, United StatesPearland ( 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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How Pearland ranks
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Housing in Pearland
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
Safety in Pearland
Safety Grade B-
Pearland reports less crime per resident than 53% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Pearland
Full picture →Most working residents leave Pearland for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (51%), Pasadena (3%) and Sugar Land (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Pearland
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Pearland
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Pearland
Full climate →Pearland has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Pearland
All Pearland schools →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.
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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