Port Neches, TX

The affordability dashboard for Port Neches, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 13,043 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B (71/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $81,637, median home value of $253,200, median rent of $1,095 per month, and 26.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,103 per month (studio $892, 1BR $898, 3BR $1,446, 4BR $1,732). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $7,020 per year, consuming 9% of the local median household income.

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Port Neches, TX include commute, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 7.4% and poverty 13.1% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.