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Median Home Price in La Porte, TX

The median home value in La Porte, TX is $257,347 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.51% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$257,347

Year-over-Year

+0.51%

Population

37,572

La Porte ranks #189 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 5.2% below the state's city median of $271,560. It sits in Harris County, where the county-wide median is $280,978.

Housing affordability in La Porte

Median household income in La Porte is $80,753, so the typical home value is about 3.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in La Porte

La Porte police recorded a violent crime rate of 173 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 958 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about La Porte

What is the average home price in La Porte, TX?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In La Porte, that value is $257,347. That's up 0.51% from a year earlier. It is about 5.2% below the typical Texas city tracked here.

Is La Porte expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in La Porte are cheaper than Harris County as a whole, where the median is $280,978 — a difference of about 8.4%.

Is La Porte affordable?

Median household income here is $80,753, so the typical home value is about 3.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is La Porte a safe place to live?

La Porte police reported 173 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 37,572. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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