Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A city of 129,930, settled in 1893.
Pearland is a city of 129,930, and it grades B overall, 116th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The median household earns $119K and it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. The trade-offs: homes are expensive, about $378K for a typical one and 4.6 times the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Pearland’s January low is 45°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 37°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The biggest park or preserve is Shadow Creek Ranch Nature Park, at 99 acres.
Where Pearland beats most towns.
91,252 counted in 2010 and 125,828 in 2020; an estimated 129,930 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Pearland is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 7%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,497 in 1960, 125,828 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1920 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pearland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
13 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
12 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumReliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pearland, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Pearland.
Pearland has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Texas, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 12.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Against the 5,905 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pearland’s, it is healthier than 63%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Pearland. Pearland beats the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.6% of adults smoke cigarettes in Pearland.
| Pearland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pearland | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.4% | 19.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Pearland ISD. Three of its 40 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ronald E McNair J HLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,034 | A− |
| Pearland H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,412 | A |
| Glenn York ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 758 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
| Pearland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Independence Park | 0.9 mi | 44 |
| 2. Riverstone Ranch Clear Creek Recreational Area | 0.6 mi | 17 |
| 3. Autumn Lake Park | 0.5 mi | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 24,237 in 2013 to 36,640.
Most working residents leave Pearland for work: only 10% work in town. Pearland’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Pearland has added 12,403 jobs, to 36,640 in 2023.
| Pearland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $119,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $444 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on. 3,078 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 400 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 3,078 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pearland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $7,345, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Pearland is $1,860 a month. The typical Pearland home is worth about $378,000, down 0.6% in a year, 28% above the Texas typical home.
| Pearland | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,860 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Houston-port weather station, 13 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 327 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Houston-port weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Pearland has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 45° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 2,262 to 1,584 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 106 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
16 within 15 miles of the center of Pearland
About 7 of every 100 Pearland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Pearland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 notable people were born in Pearland.
City in Brazoria County, Texas, United States
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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5 towns share a border with Pearland.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearland | #116 | B | D | B− | A− | A− |
| Houston | #606 | D− | C− | D− | C− | C+ |
| Brookside Village | — | — | C− | — | A | C+ |
| Manvel | #227 | C+ | D− | B+ | B | B+ |
| Friendswood | #30 | A− | D | A− | A− | A |
| Alvin | #321 | C | C | C+ | B | C |
Brookside Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Brookside Village reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Pearland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pearland grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #116 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
6 notable people were born here, including Randy Weber and Cameron Reynolds.
