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Port Neches is a big small town of 13,664 people in Jefferson County, Texas. It's about 14 miles from Beaumont, TX and 86 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,664people
$253kTypical home
$1,095/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,664
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,590 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Beaumont, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,597/mo)
- Median rent $1,095/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 104 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
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- Low property crime (990 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to BPT airport
- 82 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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