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Pecan Grove is a residential community in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas. It is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD / Fort Bend ISD. The neighborhood is governed by the Pecan Grove Plantation Owners Association, Inc.. Pecan Grove Municipal Utility District provides water and wastewater service separately from the HOA.
What's the difference between the HOA and Pecan Grove MUD?
They're separate organizations. The Pecan Grove Plantation Owners Association, Inc. handles deed restrictions, assessments, common areas, amenities and architectural approval. Pecan Grove Municipal Utility District is a separate governmental district that provides water and wastewater service and bills for it. Water bill questions go to the MUD, not the HOA — and fence, paint and addition approvals go to the HOA, not the MUD.
Why is the tax bill here lower than in the newer neighborhoods?
Because the utility district is old and most of its debt is paid.
Pecan Grove Municipal Utility District charged $0.6050 per $100 of value for 2024 — $0.3200 to run the district and $0.2850 toward debt. For comparison, several newer neighborhoods a few miles away sit above $1.10, and one is near $1.18.
That gap is not a discount or a better-run district. It is age. A MUD borrows to put water lines, sewer and drainage in the ground before the houses exist, then spends decades repaying it. Pecan Grove got there first, so the debt half of its rate has had far longer to come down. The newest neighborhoods are at the start of that same curve.
On a $400,000 home the difference between $0.6050 and $1.1775 is roughly $2,300 a year. It is one of the largest single swings between Fort Bend neighborhoods, and it almost never appears in a listing comparison.
Rates are reset each autumn, so check the current year before relying on any figure, this one included.
Which school district are we in — Lamar or Fort Bend ISD?
Both, depending on your address. Pecan Grove is one of the few neighborhoods in the county that straddles two independent school districts, and the line does not follow anything obvious from the street.
Across the neighborhood there are seven campuses in play: Pecan Grove Elementary and Stephen F. Austin Elementary; Andrew J. Briscoe Junior High, Henry Wertheimer Middle School and James Bowie Middle School; and two high schools, Foster High School and William B. Travis High School.
On the state''s 2026 accountability ratings: Foster High holds an A, Travis a B. All three middle and junior high campuses hold an A. The elementaries differ — Stephen F. Austin a B, Pecan Grove Elementary a C.
This matters more here than almost anywhere else in the network. Two houses on the same side of Pecan Grove can feed different districts, different high schools and different ratings. Do not rely on a neighbor, a listing or this page for a specific house — put the exact address into the relevant district''s own attendance lookup before you make an offer. Campus details are on our schools page.
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