La Porte
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Outdoors in La Porte
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1969
Refinery, Bayport Industrial Complex, Harris County, Texas, 1969
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About La Porte
City in Texas, United StatesLa Porte ( lə PORT) is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Bay Area of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 35,124. La Porte is the fourth-largest incorporated city in Harris County. When La Porte celebrated its centennial in 1992, it was the home of Barbours Cut Terminal, operated by the Port of Houston Authority since 1977. Fifteen years later, the Port of Houston's newest addition, Bayport Terminal, was established just south of La Porte. The area around La Porte has served an increasingly important role in international trade since the 1970s. The area around modern La Porte gained fame early in Texas histo…
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Housing in La Porte
The typical La Porte home is worth about $257,000, up 0.6% in a year, 14% below the Texas typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in La Porte
Safety Grade B
La Porte reports less crime per resident than 58% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in La Porte
Full picture →Most working residents leave La Porte for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (30%), Pasadena (11%) and Deer Park (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in La Porte
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in La Porte
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Climate in La Porte
Full climate →La Porte has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in La Porte
All La Porte schools →School Grade B
The public schools La Porte’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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