Possibly buying a home here. Any thoughts on the subdivision and area? I live in south shore now so I don't really know the area. Magnolia elementary seems solid. Seems to be flanked by industrial or commercial zoned real estate.. Any concerns about that or the railroad tracks?

Are you cool with Pearland ISD?

The industial/commercial would not concern me unless you dont't want a decent gas station or CVS near you.

The railroad tracks are insignificant and become more so as the area develops.

I'm cool with the current zoning. Magnolia-Jamison-Alexander-whatever.

How could you possibly consider a move from CCISD to Pearland ISD? Not to mention moving from South Shore to Pearland. Everyone I know in Pearland is trying to get out and move to Friendswood or League City.

The wife started working at Texas Children's so we want to shorten her commute. I know West Pearland sucks, but central to east Pearland is supposed to be pretty good still. From what I understand at least. Our preference was north Clear Lake, but just couldn't find any homes we really liked.

Just my opinion, but I would look in Sienna Plantition or Surgarland to shorten her commute before I moved to Pearland. I have numerous friends in and around Lakes of Highland Glenn and most are in the process of trying to get out. Again, just my opinion. I love being in Kemah/League City myself and couldn't imagine leaving for Pearland.

Yea, I work in Pasadena off red bluff though.

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I have numerous friends in and around Lakes of Highland Glenn and most are in the process of trying to get out.

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Why?

Two who have woken up to their vehicles on blocks, and just the overall level of "pride of ownership" in the area is making them leave.

Don't do it. We left Pearland last year to move to League City. CCISD is exponentially better than Pearland and Pearland is only going to get worse. We built a house in Sedona in LEague City (96 and I45) and we could not be happier.

Man never knew Pearland had such a negative connotation on here. Been here for 2.5 years and haven't had any issues. When you compare CCISS to PISD, in what ways is CCISD so much better? Don't have kids yet and am not arguing one way or the other, but just curious. I actually went to LC intermediate and Clear Creek for a bit so wondering in what way they would be better than Dawson or Pearland high.

It's all just the basic "white flight" argument. You would think that at some point white people would start hating sitting in their cars for 10 hours a week. But those do reflect property values. If you look at the percent of economically disadvantaged in Pearland schools you will see the increasing trend. We are all about 5 years away from living in Dickinson.

I was just more curious if there was anything outside of that that someone should be concerned with if they bought a house in Pearand farms, or maybe canterbury, cabot, villages at mary creek....etc?

We have a few friends that live in Mary's Creek and I am not aware of them having any isssues. I suspect they've been there for six years or so.

I suspect living off of Pearland Pkwy might make someone an easier target for theft giving the quick in quick out access to Beltway but we've been in our house for eight years and havent had any issues.

I'm looking forward to how the school year goes in Pearland. We had a house built in the area just south of Brookside Village. It is quiet ... some horse pastures, etc. I grew up in Lomax (part of La Porte) and it reminds me a lot of that area. Sure, there is a demographic mix, but we haven't had any problems. I have a GT student, and we wanted to be close to the middle school she is going to feed into since all GT students in 6th grade feed to Sablatura in Pearland. So, we'll see how it goes.

Here are your proposed new neighbors. When was the last time something like that happened in South Shore?

http://www.click2houston.com/news/home-invasion-ends-with-gunfire-one-person-rushed-to-hospital/-/1735978/21647674/-/13p3r9wz/-/index.html

Tuscan Lakes count?

http://leaguecity.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=937&ARC=1511

I didn't realize that about GT in Pearland. My daughter is 10 years away from that and she may be dumb or a lot could change in that time.

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I didn't realize that about GT in Pearland. My daughter is 10 years away from that and she may be dumb or a lot could change in that time.

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Well, my oldest is GT ... who knows what my younger daughter will be. She's a little bit of a whirlwind! HA! But, since they bring in all the GT to Sablatura, we wanted to make sure my younger daughter also goes to the same school, even if she's not GT.

Tamu, not sure why you have such a hard on for Pearland ... take a look at your own spot crime map vs. Pearland ... not everything is peaches and cream over there either...

http://www.spotcrime.com/tx/league+city

http://spotcrime.com/tx/pearland

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He seems offended someone would leave south shore harbour.

My wife and I used to live in cypress village in Pearland which if I remember was pretty close to Pearland Farms. We really liked the area (I don't know anything about the schools though). We both commute to downtown and for us, that area seemed to take forever just to get to 288. So after renting for a year we bought a home much closer to 288 and it shortened our drives by 10-15 minutes.

There are some parts of old Pearland off 518 and Dixie Farm that are nice one area that is east of Clear Creek is still CCISD, I recall a Cervelle neighborhood in there and some that were built by Perry. Downside is you are near the Superfund site.

Im in the Pearland area for work the next few months. I go to the shops and restaurants off 288 and 518 all the time. Seemed safe enough to me. The area looks new and not run down or anything. Wonder what the issue is? Have the changing demographics been a very recent trend? Is it because it is close to south Houston? Whats fueling this?

The biggest problem for Pearland is the increase in huge apartment complexes. Totally changes the demographic.

*disclaimer – I’m a first responder in Pearland and have lived here for ~10 years.

Tons of bad and mis-information on this thread.

Is there crime in Pearland? Yes, but no more so than other cities nearby. I’ve got buds that live and work in League City to include first responders there, and LC has issues as well – just like any “mid-sized” city.

I will agree I’m not a fan of all the apartments that sprung up either, but much of the crime is imported from Houston and Missouri City. The west side Pearland Wal-Mart is one of the highest crime areas in town, and it is primarily driven by the thugs coming down from Houston or up from Mo City since that Wal-Mart is the most central cheap big box for them to shop at. We just avoid it. Interestingly, the Target across the street isn’t terribly priced, and is a much nicer store all around.

There is nothing fundamentally wrong with Pearland Farms, but for me personally, I wouldn’t care to be close to the small industrial area nearby. But Pearland Farms is located nearby Hwy 35 and is within easy access to Pearland Parkway, which will help you get your commute started.

Things to look for before buying in Pearland is what schools you’re zoned. Check the school demographics and other statistics etc…There are several really good schools in the Pearland area and some that are just ok.

You should also do a driving tour with your realtor. Things the realtor should be pointing out is what you’re seeing and not seeing when you drive through various neighborhoods. If you see 3-5 cars in most of the driveways/front curb in a neighborhood, you’re likely looking at a neighborhood that is requiring more than one generation of family living there to make the mortgage. If you see a ton of pick-up trucks and older cars, you’re likely looking at a more blue collar neighborhood. This isn’t a bad thing, it just is an indication of who is living where.

The farther west you go towards 288, the more likely you’ll be to have neighbors that work in oil & gas and the medical field, which also means you’re more likely to have a bigger diversity in ethnicity etc…again, not a bad thing, just a thing.

You should also ask the realtor how certain neighborhoods do when there is a heavy rain. Also ask which neighborhoods are within the city limits and which are in the ETJ. The difference is the city has city cops patrol, and the ETJ just has county sheriff patrols. Both areas have Pearland Fire & EMS however.


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new home? Brighton?

Just admit what everyone else is too scared to say. There are less non-white people in LC than Pearland. OMG that was easy.

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Just admit what everyone else is too scared to say. There are less non-white people in LC than Pearland. OMG that was easy.

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Quanell the 10 will be visiting you shortly.

I've lived in West Oaks Village for about 4 years and enjoy the neighborhood very much; no problems at all. I'm not 100% sold on Carleston Elementary however...

I was GT in pearland growing up, pearland ISD did me pretty well.