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Porter Heights is a tiny town of 987 people in Montgomery County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
987people
$268kTypical home
$1,074/moRent
94° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
250Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 987
- Part of a metro area
- About 306 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,689/mo)
- Median rent $1,074/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,039 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to IAH airport
- 11 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 171 bars within 25 mi
- 517 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+46 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk