A Pearland address does not always mean Pearland ISD. Shadow Creek Ranch, one of the biggest names in town, actually zones to Alvin ISD. Call (832) 207-3277 and we will confirm the real district before you make an offer.
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Pearland's median sold price ran $380,000 across the six months ending in June 2026, based on closed HAR sales. That figure sits below some average price estimates from other sources, a normal gap between a median and an average when new construction skews the top end.
Price per square foot on that same data set worked out to roughly $159, a useful check when comparing a smaller resale home against a larger new build that may carry a lower headline price but a similar cost per square foot.
As with every fast-growing Houston suburb, treat the citywide figure as a starting point. Shadow Creek Ranch, Silverlake, and older Pearland sections near Highway 35 do not compete in the same price tier, and a comp needs to come from the right one.
The single most common surprise I walk buyers through in Pearland is the school district, because Shadow Creek Ranch sounds like Pearland and is not Pearland ISD. I pull the zoning straight from the district before we talk price, because finding that out after closing is a much more expensive conversation than finding it out before. Waldina Galeano, Broker and CEO, The Agency Team
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Pearland physically sits across Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris counties, each with its own appraisal district and tax rate, the same three county pattern that trips up buyers in Katy and Cypress.
The bigger trap is assuming a Pearland address means Pearland ISD. It often does not. Shadow Creek Ranch, one of the largest and best known communities carrying the Pearland name, sits in Brazoria County and is zoned to Alvin ISD, not Pearland ISD, while sections that cross into Fort Bend County zone to Fort Bend ISD instead.
Confirm the zoned district and the specific campus for the exact address before you fall in love with a listing that says Pearland. The name on the mailbox and the name on the report card are two different questions here.
Shadow Creek Ranch anchors a genuine medical employment hub along the SH 288 corridor, with Memorial Hermann Pearland, HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, and Kelsey-Seybold's campus all operating in the immediate area, alongside additional medical office space that has continued to fill in.
That employment base puts a steady stream of healthcare workers, physicians, and medical administrative staff into the local buyer pool, people who often prioritize a short commute to a specific hospital campus over the broader Houston commute calculus most suburbs are built around.
If a short drive to the medical corridor matters to your decision, map the actual route to the specific hospital campus, not just to the general SH 288 corridor, since traffic patterns around the interchange behave differently than the open highway a few miles out.
Shadow Creek Ranch is the largest and best known master planned community carrying the Pearland name, built around lakes and trails with the medical corridor development as its economic anchor.
Silverlake and Southern Trails sit closer to the older core of Pearland, generally more established with a different amenity mix and, in Southern Trails' case, a golf course community identity that Shadow Creek Ranch does not share.
Each of these has its own HOA structure, its own amenity fees, and in some sections its own MUD tax layered on top of the county rate. Pull the full combined tax bill and HOA financials for the specific section, not a citywide average.
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HAR closed sales put the median at $380,000 across the six months ending in June 2026, at roughly $159 per square foot. Other sources cite higher average figures closer to $443,000, a normal gap between median and average when new construction skews the top of the market.
No, and this is the most important thing to verify. Shadow Creek Ranch, one of the best known Pearland communities, sits in Brazoria County and zones to Alvin ISD, not Pearland ISD. Sections crossing into Fort Bend County zone to Fort Bend ISD instead. Confirm the district and campus for the exact address before making an offer.
Pearland physically spans Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris counties, each with its own appraisal district and county tax rate. Combined with school district and MUD variation, two Pearland addresses a few streets apart can carry meaningfully different tax bills.
The SH 288 corridor through Shadow Creek Ranch hosts Memorial Hermann Pearland, HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, and the Kelsey-Seybold campus, along with substantial additional medical office space. It is a genuine employment hub that draws healthcare workers into the local buyer pool.
Shadow Creek Ranch is the largest and newest, anchored by the medical corridor. Silverlake and Southern Trails sit closer to Pearland's older core with a more established feel, and Southern Trails carries a golf course community identity the others do not share. Each has its own HOA and amenity structure.
Many newer sections are. A MUD levy funds the subdivision's roads, water, and sewer and sits on top of the county and school tax rate. Always ask for the full combined rate for the specific address rather than relying on a countywide figure.
Market figures: HAR.com Pearland price trends and Pearland Economic Development Corporation, medical corridor and Shadow Creek Ranch community and schools . Figures move monthly. Call for the current read on your street.
Tell us which section you are considering and we will confirm the actual school district, the full combined tax rate across whichever county the address sits in, and the HOA structure before you write an offer.