Silverlake (Pearland) (Houston, Brazoria: insurance, crime, mortgage)

[taurus2]

Hello frens.. we are considering buying a house in Silverlake area in Pearland .. Can people who are living there advise how is the area in terms of Schools (heard that this is good ) & security.. (i mean thefts etc.. )
and any other info that we should know would be highly appreciated..
thks in advance..

[City Love]

The Silverlake neighborhoods are a great area. Schools are nice and it's very safe. You will enjoy it there.

Was there some particular type of information you where looking for?

[1RB]

In Pearland you cannot go wrong with Silverlake. Compared to Shadow Creek Ranch the taxes are pretty low as well. I have a friend living there and he always says good things about the community.

[marbell]

Pearland is fastest growing suburb of Houston for a reason... you will love it.

[Visitor2007]

Originally Posted by 1RB

In Pearland you cannot go wrong with Silverlake. Compared to Shadow Creek Ranch the taxes are pretty low as well. I have a friend living there and he always says good things about the community.

But, isn't insurance much higher?

[Timnwendy]

Originally Posted by Visitor2007

But, isn't insurance much higher?

If you buy a home in Brazoria Co., which most of Pearland is in, you will need purchase windstorm insurance as a condition of having a mortgage loan approved. Windstorm insurance can be quite expensive.

[davidtk]

Originally Posted by Visitor2007

But, isn't insurance much higher?

Higher than Shadow Creek? Part of SCR lies in Brazoria County (same as Silverlake), and insurance there is the same as Silverlake. The other part of SCR is in Fort Bend County - my insurance agent told me that their homeowner's insurance is actually much HIGHER than on the Brazoria County side.

Perhaps you meant the insurance is higher in Pearland than Houston. Homeowner - yes, I believe that's right. Auto - ours went down when we moved from Houston to Pearland, but that was 10 years ago.

[taurus2]

Originally Posted by City Love

The Silverlake neighborhoods are a great area. Schools are nice and it's very safe. You will enjoy it there.

Was there some particular type of information you where looking for?

thks...we been driving around Silverlake with our realtor last couple of months and we loved the area too .. was just concerned about the safety part as one of our friend's friend mentioned something about some thefts there.. so just wanted to cross check with the actual residents there .. but from what we've heard in this forum, silverlake does sound to be a good neighbourhood and we're luking forward to purchase a house there..
thks everyone for your inputs..

[Timnwendy]

Originally Posted by taurus2

thks...we been driving around Silverlake with our realtor last couple of months and we loved the area too .. was just concerned about the safety part as one of our friend's friend mentioned something about some thefts there.. so just wanted to cross check with the actual residents there .. but from what we've heard in this forum, silverlake does sound to be a good neighbourhood and we're luking forward to purchase a house there..
thks everyone for your inputs..

Some sections inside Silverlake have active neighborhood watch programs, to deter crime. There is also a new sherriff's substation located at the Silverlake rec center (or whatever they call it). The substation was just opened this year.

I try to keep up with crime in Pearland, and overall I think Silverlake is a safe neighborhood.

[taurus2]

Originally Posted by Timnwendy

Some sections inside Silverlake have active neighborhood watch programs, to deter crime. There is also a new sherriff's substation located at the Silverlake rec center (or whatever they call it). The substation was just opened this year.

I try to keep up with crime in Pearland, and overall I think Silverlake is a safe neighborhood.

oh that i dint know.. thks for the info.. do u know which sections? if not where can i get this info?