Best PlacesPearland, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pearland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pearland ranks 91st of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $129,363, everyday costs sit below the national average, and good schools ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are disaster risk, property taxes, and transit.
The best neighborhoods in Pearland
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Pearland
The parts of Pearland, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the city.
Southbelt Ellington
More households have young kids, it is quieter, and local pay stretches further.
Southeastern Pearland
Fewer adults hold degrees and biking is worse.
Shadow Creek Ranch
More homes sit empty and crime runs higher.
Northern Pearland
Homes cost less, though disaster risk is higher.
Scores across Pearland run from about the 15th to the 96th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Pearland's strengths and weaknesses
Pearland ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. What local pay buys, a stable housing market, and good schools carry most of that.
The one real hole is disaster risk, near the bottom of the country. Property taxes and transit also cost it ground. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Pearland ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 91% of cities
- Household income$129,363 median, better than 91% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 91% of cities
Where Pearland ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 5% of cities
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 8% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Pearland
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pearland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $129,363, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Pearland's effective rate of 1.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pearland
Pearland's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pearland.
Who works in Pearland, and how
Work in Pearland centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pearland
Pearland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. The coast is about 28 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pearland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pearland, month by month
Pearland sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Pearland
William P Hobby sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 101 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pearland
Schools across Pearland average an A−, better than 91% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Silvercrest ElA+ · 75% proficient
- Glenn York ElA · 69% proficient
- Silverlake ElA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berry Miller J HA+ · 71% proficient
- Westbrook IntA+ · 69% proficient
- Friendswood J HA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Robert Turner College And Career H SA · 74% proficient
- Friendswood H SA · 73% proficient
- Ridge Point H SA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pearland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pearland measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Pearland against the other 444 cities.
Who Pearland suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Pearland
Is Pearland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pearland ranks 91st of 445 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a stable housing market, and good schools, and lowest on disaster risk and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pearland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,300. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $129,363 median income, cost of living beats 97% of cities.
Is Pearland safe?
Yes, Pearland is safer than 66% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pearland?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 47. That works out to about 125 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Pearland?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Southbelt Ellington, Southeastern Pearland, and Shadow Creek Ranch. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Pearland good for families?
Schools beat 91% of cities, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Is Pearland good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 86% of cities. About 15% of workers already work from home.
Compare Pearland with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pearland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pearland represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Pearland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pearland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pearland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pearland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pearland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pearland detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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