What should you know before moving to Pecan Plantation?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its lowest grade is for walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Pecan Plantation grades C overall, better than nearly a third of U.S. towns, and ranks 295th of 640 in Texas. It also trails on cost of living — the typical home is worth about $418K, 4.7 years of the Granbury area’s $88K median household income. Where it does best is health: it is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns. Schools are a strength too (B+): its schools outperform 70% of the state's. On history, just 93 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
How Pecan Plantation grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Pecan Plantation is from typical.
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Pecan Plantation has grown 18% from 2010 to 2020
5,294 counted in 2010 and 6,236 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pecan Plantation.
Pecan Plantation has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Fort Worth and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
Protected land: 0.8% of Pecan Plantation
In Pecan Plantation, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Texas’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Walkers can cover 4.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The town has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.
| Pecan Plantation | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sandy Beach Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pecan Plantation stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
Among adults in Pecan Plantation, 29% sleep under 7 hours. In Pecan Plantation, 6.7% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, below both Texas’ towns (18%) and U.S. towns (8.1%). Also worth knowing: the town does better than the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 7. Only 7 of the 641 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Pecan Plantation.
| Pecan Plantation | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 74% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Pecan Plantation | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.1% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Pecan Plantation’s workers leave town for work
Pecan Plantation has 400 jobs for its 2,308 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 45.5 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Pecan Plantation’s average commute stands at 46 minutes. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Pecan Plantation grew by 61 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 400. 3.5% of Pecan Plantation residents live below the poverty line.
| Pecan Plantation | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 46 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Pecan Plantation: inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Texas towns; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Expected losses in Pecan Plantation break down as 56% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. Pecan Plantation’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 78 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pecan Plantation has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.6°.
Snow almost never falls. In Pecan Plantation, the typical July afternoon high is 96°F.
| Pecan Plantation | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Pecan Plantation sell for about $510K
The midpoint rent in Pecan Plantation is $2,167 a month. The share of households in Pecan Plantation who are owner-occupiers: 97%. A home in Pecan Plantation typically sold within 92 days of listing.
| Pecan Plantation | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,167 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 97% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pecan Plantation
Dickies Arena and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pecan Plantation. Close and well known come first.
13 mi State parkDinosaur Valley State Park
29 mi Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter Stadium
31 mi MuseumKimbell Art Museum
40 mi Stadium & arenaCollege Park Center
32 mi GardenFort Worth Water GardensPhoto credits
Dinosaur Valley State Park: Gordon Reid, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kimbell Art Museum: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · College Park Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Worth Water Gardens: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, GFDL
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Moving to Pecan Plantation: who provides what
Pecan Plantation is unincorporated, so Hood County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
93% of working residents leave Pecan Plantation for work
Where Pecan Plantation’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pecan Plantation; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Pecan Plantation residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Pecan Plantation
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Pecan Plantation is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pecan Plantation had a population of 6,236. It is part of the Granbury, Texas, micropolitan statistical area.
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- Area
- 7.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Questions about Pecan Plantation
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pecan Plantation, TX a good place to live?
Pecan Plantation grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #295 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Pecan Plantation, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $418,000, 41% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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