2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Morgan City, LA vs Port Arthur, TX

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- The median age of a home in Morgan City is 12.7% older than the median age of a home in Port Arthur.
 Morgan City, LAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age55  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$88,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock41.4%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.32.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$14.8$11.0
 Homes Owned46.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock19.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented36.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Morgan City, LAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,340$1,840
 Studio Apartment$670  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$860$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$950  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,360$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,460  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Morgan City, LAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.2%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Morgan City, LAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock13.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99910.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock12.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99926.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9999.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9994.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Morgan City, LAPort Arthur, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock11.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.5%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.9%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock14.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock5.3%12.2%
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Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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