Moving to Pecan Grove
Fort Bend County gains about 13.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.
Where people come from and where they go, top counties
Within Texas, other states or abroad
Income per tax return
People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Fort Bend County; flows under 20 returns are not published.
- Who moves here
- 3.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
- Who arrives and who leaves
- Households moving into Fort Bend County report $81,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $86,200, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
- Income you would need
- $60,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
- Rent or buy
- Median rent is $1,507 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,746 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $383,500.
- Getting to work
- 36 minutes each way on average; 18.2% work from home.
- If it is close but not quite
- Sunnyvale, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
All 5 moving measures
| Measure | Pecan Grove | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moved here in the past year1 | 3.9% | 32% below | |
| Moved from another state1County figure | 1.6% | 20% below | |
| Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure | 13.9 | above (median -0.6) | |
| Income of households moving in6County figure | $81,580 | 16% above | |
| Income of households moving out6County figure | $86,227 | 23% above |
What it costs to live here
Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,239 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 91% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
Could you afford it?
Uses the median rent in Pecan Grove, $1,507 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.
Like Pecan Grove, but easier on the budget
Places that match Pecan Grove on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.
| Place | Match | Rent to income | More left a year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, TX | 83 | 10.0% vs 13.7% | $36,300 | Compare |
| Dardenne Prairie, MO | 82 | 11.4% vs 13.7% | $20,500 | Compare |
| Tyrone, GA | 80 | 10.5% vs 13.7% | $7,200 | Compare |
| Francisville, KY | 79 | 10.7% vs 13.7% | $29,900 | Compare |
Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Pecan Grove.
All 15 cost and housing measures
| Measure | Pecan Grove | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent1 | $1,507 | 10% above | |
| Rent to income1 | 13.7% | 33% below | |
| Property tax rate1 | 1.7% | 89% above | |
| Home price to income1 | 2.9x | 23% below | |
| Prices vs US average2Metro figure | 98.6 | 2% below | |
| Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure | $1,497 | 7% below | |
| Property tax paid (median)1 | $6,603 | 102% above | |
| Median home value1 | $383,500 | 20% above | |
| Home prices, 1-year change4County figure | 6.0% | 87% above | |
| Home prices, 5-year change4County figure | 55.7% | 8% above | |
| Homeownership1 | 92.5% | 39% above | |
| Renters paying 30%+1 | 52.4% | 3% above | |
| Owner costs with a mortgage1 | $2,746 | 47% above | |
| Vacant homes1 | 6.7% | 6% below | |
| Median year built1 | 1997 | 1% above |
Work and pay
Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 225 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
More on work and pay, against the typical place
All 10 work and pay measures
| Measure | Pecan Grove | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income1 | $131,937 | 64% above | |
| Income per person1 | $55,366 | 38% above | |
| Unemployment1 | 2.7% | 44% below | |
| Average annual pay5County figure | $63,472 | 4% below | |
| Pay growth, 1 year5County figure | 1.4% | 62% below | |
| Jobs5County figure | 260,929 | 73% above | |
| Poverty rate1 | 5.9% | 45% below | |
| Mean commute1 | 36 min | 45% above | |
| Works from home1 | 18.2% | 46% above | |
| Commutes by transit1 | 0.0% | below (median 0.8%) |
Who lives here
Homes with broadband is 98.5%, 7% above the median place.
More about who lives here, against the typical place
All 8 people measures
Life in Pecan Grove
The nearest National Park Service site is Big Thicket National Preserve, about 105 miles away.
8 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia
Out the door, against the typical place
Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
National Park Service sites nearby
- Big Thicket National Preserve 105 miles
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 129 miles
- Waco Mammoth National Monument 162 miles
Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)
Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.
All 18 schools and local life measures
| Measure | Pecan Grove | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public schools11County figure | 194 | above (median 9) | |
| Public school students11County figure | 191,372 | above (median 4,897) | |
| Students per teacher11County figure | 16.5 | 7% above | |
| Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure | 17.0 | 18% below | |
| Shops per 10k7County figure | 27.3 | 10% below | |
| Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure | 2.8 | 32% below | |
| Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure | 25.6 | 27% above | |
| Child care centers per 10k7County figure | 2.6 | 13% above | |
| Parks per 10k8 | 9.1 | 11% below | |
| Playgrounds per 10k8 | 14.0 | 49% above | |
| Grocery stores per 10k8 | 0.8 | 61% below | |
| Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8 | 4.1 | 63% below | |
| Libraries per 10k8 | 0.0 | below (median 0.9) | |
| Named paths and bike trails8 | 2.5 | 25% above | |
| Transit stops per sq mi8 | 0.0 | below (median 0.2) | |
| Nearest National Park Service site9 | 104.6 | 240% above | |
| National Park Service sites within 60 miles9 | 0 | below (median 2) | |
| National Register listings10County figure | 8 | 38% below |
Safety, weather and risk
Good air days is 10.1%, 85% below the median place.
No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Pecan Grove. Larger places are fetched first.
All 11 weather and risk measures
| Measure | Pecan Grove | Among 6,645 places | Vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| July average high12County figure | 94°F | 8% above | |
| January average low12County figure | 44°F | 74% above | |
| Average temperature12County figure | 70°F | 28% above | |
| Annual precipitation12County figure | 50.4 in | 15% above | |
| Natural hazard risk13County figure | 97.5 | 5% above | |
| Hurricane risk13County figure | 97.6 | 38% above | |
| Tornado risk13County figure | 99.2 | 22% above | |
| Wildfire risk13County figure | 80.1 | 31% above | |
| Heat wave risk13County figure | 97.8 | 9% above | |
| Median air quality index14Metro figure | 63 | 47% above | |
| Good air days14Metro figure | 10.1% | 85% below |
How it is changing
Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 14.1% to 13.7% of the median income.
Median gross rent
Median household income
Median home value
Citytistics measures
Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas
Pecan Grove in 2030: where the trends point
If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.
Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Pecan Grove does better than 86% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 51%.
| Measure | Latest | 2030 projection | Likely range | Avg. per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,507/mo (2024) | $1,940/mo | $1,590 to $2,360/mo | +4.3% |
| Median household income | $131,937 (2024) | $167,000 | $141,000 to $197,500 | +4.0% |
| Median home value | $383,500 (2024) | $550,000 | $399,000 to $758,000 | +6.2% |
The median home would be worth 3.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.
A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.
Places like Pecan Grove
The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.
| Place | Rent | Income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury, IA | $1,522 | $124,957 | Compare |
| Rosemount, MN | $1,640 | $129,625 | Compare |
| New Lenox, IL | $1,431 | $140,865 | Compare |
| St. Michael, MN | $1,483 | $131,274 | Compare |
Nearby
- Richmond, TX3 mi
- Four Corners, TX5 mi
- Mission Bend, TX6 mi
- Sugar Land, TX6 mi
- Rosenberg, TX8 mi
- Cinco Ranch, TX8 mi
Compare Pecan Grove with
More in this area
Places built like Pecan Grove
Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Pecan Grove performs against places like it.
Common questions
Is Pecan Grove a good place to live?
It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 82 out of 100, better than 82% of the places we rate and 41st of 407 in Texas. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Katy, TX, Corinth, TX and Cibolo, TX), money left after rent here is higher: $116,900 against a typical $100,900. 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 100 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.
Is Pecan Grove expensive to live in?
The median rent takes 13.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $383,500.
What salary do you need to live in Pecan Grove?
To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.
What places are similar to Pecan Grove?
On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Asbury, IA, Rosemount, MN, New Lenox, IL and St. Michael, MN.
Sources and methods
The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
- Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
- House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
- SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
- County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
- OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
- National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
- National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
- Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
- 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
- National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
- Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files
Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).
What stands out compares Pecan Grove with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Pecan Grove itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/pecan-grove-texas
Citytistics. “Pecan Grove, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pecan-grove-texas/
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