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La Porte is a small city of 36,730 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 22 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,730people
$235kTypical home
$1,378/moRent
93° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,730
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,974 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Houston, TX
- 22 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,479/mo)
- Median rent $1,378/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,049 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to HOU airport
- 14 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,784 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 303 bars within 25 mi
- 608 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk