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Port Arthur, TX vs Victoria, TX

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- The median age of a home in Port Arthur is 10.4% older than the median age of a home in Victoria.
 Port Arthur, TXVictoria, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age48  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$204,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock45.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.68.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.6$11.0
 Homes Owned46.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Port Arthur, TXVictoria, TXUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,510$1,840
 Studio Apartment$800  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$970$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,040  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,530$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,420  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Port Arthur, TXVictoria, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other16.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Port Arthur, TXVictoria, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99919.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99912.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock8.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99914.8%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock22.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99910.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock3.8%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Port Arthur, TXVictoria, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock9.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200911.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.8%13.6%
 1980 to 198910.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock16.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19696.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock14.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock4.0%12.2%
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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Over 10 years ago

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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Reviews for Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 4 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 13 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  More

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