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A town of 10,673, settled in 1890. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Mont Belvieu grades B− overall, 178th of 640 graded towns in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 93% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $133K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $444K, 5.4 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. Mont Belvieu’s median household income is $133,000, above both the Texas town median ($69,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest park or preserve is Mont Belvieu City Park, at 80 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Mont Belvieu beats most towns.
3,835 counted in 2010 and 7,654 in 2020; an estimated 10,673 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 38.1% since 2020, after 99.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Mont Belvieu is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,144 in 1970, 7,654 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 5 maps from 1916 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mont Belvieu, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Mont Belvieu.
Mont Belvieu has schools in the top 5% of Texas, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Texas.
Its A ranks #11 of the 642 Texas towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $444K.
Its public schools are run by Barbers Hill ISD. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill Int SouthLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 972 | – |
| Barbers Hill H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,222 | A+ |
| Barbers Hill El NorthTop results in townGrades 1–3 | Grades 1–3 | 835 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Mont Belvieu’s median rent is $1,701 a month. The typical Mont Belvieu home is worth about $444,000, up 0.8% in a year, 50% above the Texas typical home.
| Mont Belvieu | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,701 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 11.8% of its 5,319 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide. Against the 4,272 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mont Belvieu’s, it is less healthy than 75%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Mont Belvieu beats the Texas average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults binge drink in Mont Belvieu.
| Mont Belvieu | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mont Belvieu | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 43.9°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°. The Baytown weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 84 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 88% of Texas places with climate records.
Mont Belvieu has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Mont Belvieu is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Mont Belvieu | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 4,397 working residents takes 34.6 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. Jobs based here grew from 2,570 in 2013 to 5,506.
Most working residents leave Mont Belvieu for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Mont Belvieu grew to 5,506 in 2023, 2,936 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Houston (24%), Baytown (13%) and Deer Park (3%).
| Mont Belvieu | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mont Belvieu.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median household earns $132,781, against $78,476 across Texas, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (25% statewide). 11% of Mont Belvieu residents are 65 or older. Mont Belvieu has grown 38% since 2020, to 10,673 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Mont Belvieu | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 26% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Median age | 33.6 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 23% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Mont Belvieu | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.7% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Mont Belvieu | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mont Belvieu City Park | 0.4 mi | 80 |
| 2. McLeod Park | — | 29 |
| 3. Joe Matthews Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 203 to 137 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mont Belvieu
About 4 of every 100 Mont Belvieu residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Mont Belvieu is a city in Chambers County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is just north of Interstate 10 along State Highway 146. The population is currently 11,922 and was 7,654 at the 2020 census, an increase of nearly 100% from 3,835 in 2010. It is the site of the largest underground storage facility for liquefied petroleum gas in the US. The US LPG market pricing indicator is driven primarily by the Mont Belvieu market, and reported daily by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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One town shares a border with Mont Belvieu.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Belvieu | #178 | B− | D | C+ | A | B+ |
| Baytown | #574 | D | C+ | D | C+ | C− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mont Belvieu grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #178 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.