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La Porte, TX Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

La Porte, TX Housing Market Trends

With 36,569 people, 12,849 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $267,449, La Porte real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in La Porte, accounting for 73.78% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in La Porte include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 12.66%), mobile homes or trailers ( 5.53%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.98%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in La Porte. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 71.66% of La Porte's homes, and 70.23% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in La Porte built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in La Porte built between 2000 and later ( 21.78%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 18.02%). There's also some housing in La Porte built before 1939 ( 3.04%).

La Porte Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in La Porte have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 98.59%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average La Porte house appreciation rate of 7.10%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, La Porte's appreciation rate, at 5.45%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, La Porte's appreciation rate has been 1.69%, which annualizes to a rate of 6.92%.

Relative to Texas, our data show that La Porte's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Texas.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within La Porte differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in La Porte - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best La Porte real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$267,449

La Porte, TX Home Prices
> $1,305,000
$978,001 - $1,305,000
$652,001 - $978,000
$522,001 - $652,000
$391,001 - $522,000
$261,001 - $391,000
$131,001 - $261,000
$65,001 - $131,000
$0 - $65,000
1.5%
1.5%
0.4%
0.4%
1.3%
1.3%
2.0%
2.0%
5.9%
5.9%
38.4%
38.4%
40.7%
40.7%
3.4%
3.4%
6.4%
6.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Texas

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

12,849

La Porte Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,720 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
71.7%
71.7%
28.3%
28.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.7%
4.7%
95.3%
95.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
21.8%
21.8%
57.2%
57.2%
18.0%
18.0%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
73.8%
73.8%
3.7%
3.7%
4.0%
4.0%
12.7%
12.7%
5.5%
5.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.3%
2.3%
9.1%
9.1%
14.9%
14.9%
53.2%
53.2%
17.1%
17.1%
3.5%
3.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes