Best PlacesShadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland ranks 1,345th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Shadow Creek Ranch, 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.
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Household income$141,851 median, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $141,851, 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 Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland's effective rate of 2.32%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland.
Who works in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, and how
Work in Shadow Creek Ranch, 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 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 31 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, month by month
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 54° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland
William P Hobby sits about 10 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 Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland
Schools across Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Glenn York ElA · 69% proficient
- Challenger ElA · 65% proficient
- Shirley Dill Brothers ElB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berry Miller J HA+ · 71% proficient
- Dr Ronald E Mcnair J HA · 59% proficient
- Nolan Ryan J HA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Robert Turner College And Career H SA · 74% proficient
- Shadow Creek H SA− · 63% proficient
- Worthing H SD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shadow Creek Ranch, 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 Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland
Is Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland ranks 1,345th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on property taxes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $392,639. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $141,851 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland safe?
Yes, Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 45. That works out to about 105 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland good for families?
Schools beat 80% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 73%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shadow Creek Ranch, 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.
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shadow Creek Ranch, 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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