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Cost of living in Pearland
Housing is more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,759/mo
30% above US
Median home value
$330,900
9% above US
Median household income
$112,470
43% above US
Rent as share of income
19%
US 21%
Home price to income
2.9×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
8.25%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Pearland compares
- Pearland$1,759
- Texas$1,339
- United States$1,348
- Sugar Land$1,939
- Galveston$1,278
- Austin$1,655
- Georgetown$1,671
- Cedar Park$1,753
- New Braunfels$1,536
- Killeen$1,147
- Tyler$1,199
- Pearland$330,900
- Texas$260,400
- United States$303,400
- Sugar Land$406,600
- Galveston$294,300
- Austin$512,700
- Georgetown$398,600
- Cedar Park$474,800
- New Braunfels$315,100
- Killeen$196,000
- Tyler$216,400
Taxes
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Questions
Is Pearland expensive to live in?
Housing in Pearland is more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,759 (30% above US) and the median home value is $330,900 (9% above US).
How much is rent in Pearland?
The median gross rent is $1,759 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,021, 1 bedroom $1,212, 2 bedrooms $1,319, 3 bedrooms $1,790, 4 bedrooms $2,205.
How much of their income do renters spend in Pearland?
At the median, a year’s rent ($21,108) equals about 19% of the median household income ($112,470); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Pearland?
Sales tax is 8.25% and property taxes run about 2.20% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - City Sales and Use Tax rates (city-rates.xlsx, updated Oct 6, 2026; cross-checked with EDI current rate file taxrates.txt, 2026 Q4).