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Port Arthur, TX vs Port Aransas, TX

#5 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#5 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#31 2005 High Gas Prices

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#84 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#183 2005 Best Places to Live

#341 Best Green Cities

#3 Where to Live to Avoid a Natural Disaster (Highest Risk)

#3 Riskiest Places for Natural Disasters

#10 Hurricane Hotspots

#14 Best Cities for Teleworking - Small Metro Areas

#41 2005 High Gas Prices

#61 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?

#101 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#121 2005 Best Places to Live

#175 Best Green Cities

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

Seattle, here we  More

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

Nice beach access. Some weekends are crowded but weekdays are better if you don't want the crowds. One of the better places to spend time on the Texas Gulf  More

I live in Port Aransas, TX. It is a resort town on a barrier island about 30 miles from Corpus  More