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Port Arthur is a mid-size city of 55,828 people in Jefferson County, Texas. It's about 20 miles from Beaumont, TX and 90 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $1k a month.
55,828people
$107kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,828
- Part of a metro area
- About 739 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to Beaumont, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$677/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (600 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,341 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BPT airport
- 85 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 215 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+9 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk