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The median home value in Port Arthur, TX is $126,888 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.02% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$126,888
Year-over-Year
+2.02%
Population
55,397
Port Arthur ranks #335 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 53.3% below the state's city median of $271,742. It sits in Jefferson County, where the county-wide median is $177,801.
Port Arthur police recorded a violent crime rate of 718 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,540 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Port Arthur is $126,888. That's up 2.02% from a year earlier. That is about 53.3% below the typical county in Texas.
Homes in Port Arthur are cheaper than Jefferson County as a whole, where the median is $177,801 — a difference of about 28.6%.
Port Arthur police reported 718 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 55,397. 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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