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Pecan Grove.
Pecan Grove is an unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, TX. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Pecan Grove
Pecan Grove is an unincorporated community in Texas with household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Pecan Grove deals with long average commutes, larger class sizes than the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
The not so good
- Long commutes
- High student-teacher ratio
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Pecan Grove compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Pecan Grove
Based on Pecan Grove's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,014
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $60,280 a year
- 51% of Pecan Grove renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$76,700
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $38,350
- Homes cost 2.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,507/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,507 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $383,500. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $383,500 · 51% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Fort Bend County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Fort Bend County (county-wide)
Safety
119 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Pecan Grove doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 761/100k · Policed by Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 39% above US
36 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 36.1 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 45°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 39% above US
50% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.
Schools
6 public schools inside the boundary
There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Big Thicket National Preserve (99 miles away).
Bottom line
Pecan Grove's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are long average commutes and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,507/mo) equals 14% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.
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