New home near Pearland Town Center, how much do schools factor in

A little background: Me and the wife are from the Houston area. We lived in Virginia for the last 4 years and recently moved back. I work in the Clear Lake/Pasedena area. No kids yet. We've started the house hunting.

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We really like the Shadow Creek area(near Kirby and Broadway). The major items we're looking for in a home are all present in that location. However, on Zillow it shows that schools are not as good as some of the other areas. So, my question is, do schools really matter when we're not planning on living in the home for our future children's whole grade school time? I've done a bit of research and one thing to consider is the potential for homes to be discounted due to lower school ratings in relation to other places. Also, the positive item could be that the schools will develop and could raise the home value.

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Any thought surrounding that? This would be our first home purchase.