Pearland
Greater Houston, TX
At a glance
- Distance to Houston city center (straight-line)
- 14 mi from stored coordinates; not a driving distance
- ACS median owner-occupied home value
- $330,900 · US Census ACS · 2023
- ACS median gross rent
- $1,759 · US Census ACS · 2023
- Population
- 125,983 · US Census ACS · 2023
- School district
- Pearland Independent School District · US Census TIGERweb School Districts
- TEA accountability letter
- A · Verify on txschools.gov · 2024-25
- FEMA flood zone
- VARIES (AE, X) · FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · 2026
Key Data
Every Pearland figure below comes from a named public dataset, with the survey year and a link to the source table beside each value.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent (ACS) | $1,759 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
| Median owner-occupied home value (ACS) | $330,900 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
| Median household income | $112,470 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
| Population | 125,983 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
Zillow market estimates for Pearland
Zillow publishes its own modeled estimates alongside the Census survey figures above. These are Zillow's estimates, not ACS survey medians, and the two are not comparable: one models a current market value, the other describes owner-occupied homes across a survey year.
| Zillow metric | Value | Geography and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $383,652 | median across ZIPs 77581,77584 (ZIP-level proxy; not a single Zillow neighborhood figure) · as of 2026-06-30 · Zillow ZHVI/ZORI (Zillow Research) |
| Typical rent (Zillow ZORI) | $1,793 | median across ZIPs 77581,77584 (ZIP-level proxy; not a single Zillow neighborhood figure) · as of 2026-06-30 · Zillow ZHVI/ZORI (Zillow Research) |
Data © Zillow, from Zillow's public research data files. Displayed as clearly labelled Zillow estimates under the site's redisplay decision (bead houston-relocate-guide-agr); never mixed into the Census comparisons on this page.
Renting in Pearland
The sourced median gross rent here is $1,759 per month (as of 2023). Renters dodge the parcel-level property-tax question but not flood diligence or commute reality, so both still apply. Where this fits against the other communities: the cost-of-living hub, and the budget sizer filters every covered community by a rent number you choose.
School District for Pearland
Homes in Pearland fall within Pearland Independent School District. Sampling points about a mile apart across the community landed in that same district each time, though individual campus attendance zones still vary within any district.
| School district | Pearland Independent School District | US Census TIGERweb School Districts · 2026 |
Census TIGERweb "Unified School Districts" point-in-polygon at the community centroid (29.55573, -95.32301); district GEOIDs [Pearland Independent School District=4834440]. Sampled 5 points ~1mi apart: all fell in Pearland Independent School District.
The Texas Education Agency's 2024-25 accountability rating for that district is PEARLAND ISD A (score 91). That is the DISTRICT's rating, an average across every campus in it, not a rating of the specific schools a given address is zoned to.
| District | TEA rating | Rated campuses | Campus grades within it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEARLAND ISD | A | 24 | A:18 B:5 Not Rated:1 |
Campus grades are counts of individual schools at each letter, so a district rated B can contain both A and D campuses, so check the specific campuses an address is zoned to rather than reading the district letter as a description of them. Verify on txschools.gov · retrieved 2026-08-22
Walkability in Pearland
Pearland scores 7.8 on the EPA National Walkability Index (a 1–20 scale), with block groups across the community ranging from 6.2 to 9. The index is published per census block group, which is much smaller than Pearland, so the range matters as much as the midpoint, because parts of a community can be far more walkable than others.
| EPA walkability index (median of 5 samples) | 7.8 / 20 | EPA National Walkability Index |
| Observed range across the community | 6.2–9 | same source |
A US federal measure (public domain), sampled at the community centroid and four points about a mile out. This is not Walk Score and is not comparable to it.
Flood Zone in Pearland
FEMA does not map Pearland as one flood zone. Sampling points about a mile apart across the community returns different designations: AE, X, so whether flood insurance is federally required depends on the specific address, not on the neighborhood.
| FEMA flood zone (varies by address) | VARIES (AE, X) | FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · 2026 |
FEMA NFHL point query at the community centroid (29.55573, -95.32301). FIRM panel 48039C. Verified by sampling 5 points ~1mi apart: they returned AE, X Check a specific address on the FEMA Map Service Center before relying on this. Pearland spans multiple zones and a property two streets away can carry a different designation and a different insurance requirement. Full flood-map walkthrough →
Commute from Pearland to Major Houston Job Centers
Pearland sits 11 miles from MD Anderson, its nearest major employer campus, and 47 miles from Daikin, its farthest. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates; the minute ranges are estimates, not measured drive times.
| Job center | Miles | Typical | Bad morning |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD Anderson · Texas Medical Center | 11 | 25 min | 31 min |
| Houston Methodist · Texas Medical Center | 12 | 26 min | 32 min |
| Memorial Hermann · Texas Medical Center & Memorial City | 12 | 26 min | 33 min |
| Chevron · Downtown Houston | 14 | 31 min | 39 min |
| NASA · Clear Lake | 14 | 31 min | 39 min |
| NRG Energy · Downtown Houston | 14 | 31 min | 39 min |
| Devon Energy · Memorial City | 20 | 45 min | 56 min |
| SLB · Dairy Ashford | 22 | 49 min | 61 min |
| Sysco · Enclave | 23 | 50 min | 63 min |
| Baker Hughes · Energy Corridor | 24 | 53 min | 66 min |
| ConocoPhillips · Energy Corridor | 24 | 53 min | 66 min |
| McDermott International · Energy Corridor | 24 | 53 min | 66 min |
| Halliburton · North Belt | 26 | 59 min | 74 min |
| United Airlines · George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) | 30 | 66 min | 82 min |
| ExxonMobil · Spring / The Woodlands | 38 | 85 min | 107 min |
| HPE · Spring Campus | 38 | 85 min | 106 min |
| Daikin · Waller (Daikin Texas Technology Park) | 47 | 104 min | 131 min |
Method: great-circle distance between Pearland and each campus, converted with the site's disclosed 0.45 straight-line miles-per-minute estimator. Real I-10, 290 and 59 traffic can exceed the bad-morning column. Treat this as a shortlist filter, not routing.
Housing value context: Pearland and Houston
Both figures are ACS median owner-occupied home values, but they are not directly comparable:a derivation method is not recorded. Both are shown for context; no percentage gap is claimed.
| Pearland (2023, a figure whose derivation method is not recorded) | $330,900 |
| Houston, citywide (2023, a figure whose derivation method is not recorded) | $253,400 |
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