Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$383,500
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,507/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Houston 35%
Pecan Grove
Fort Bend County24,272 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
15th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by commute & transport.
58
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pecan Grove is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pecan Grove against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency81st pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.5
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate95%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 53/100
C−
Housing cost index121
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.86%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.20%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 23/100
F
Mean commute36.1 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes37%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 45/100
D
Restaurants & cafés12
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks31
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median household income$131,937
Houston $82,168
Unemployment2.7%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations55%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pecan Grove on commute & transport
Pecan Grove's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
West University Place19 mi from Pecan GroveA 71 B− Bellaire17 mi from Pecan GroveA− 68 B− Houston23 mi from Pecan GroveD+ 56 C− Sugar Land6 mi from Pecan GroveD+ 66 C+ Stafford10 mi from Pecan GroveD+ 55 C− Cinco Ranch8 mi from Pecan GroveD 66 C+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Pecan Grove
Is Pecan Grove, TX a good place to live?
Pecan Grove scores 58 out of 100, 15th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Pecan Grove expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $383,500, 29% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.86%. $1,507/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pecan Grove?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Pecan Grove sit at the 81st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 17.5 student–teacher ratio. Pecan Grove is served by Lamar CISD and Fort Bend ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pecan Grove?
The mean commute is 36.1 min, with 37% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 18% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pecan Grove?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 12 restaurants and cafés and 31 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Pecan Grove old or new?
The median home in Pecan Grove was built in 1997 — close to the Houston median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 95% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.