Its Register listing is the Walker House. Most of Shoreacres was built recently: 0.3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1950.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Shoreacres is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Shoreacres’ overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Shoreacres’ 6.3 sits above most of its state (83% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Shoreacres’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shoreacres yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Shoreacres was a city located in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas alongside State Highway 146. Established with a mayor-alderman form of city government, it was incorporated in 1949. The population was 1,566 at the 2020 census. The City of Shoreacres, Texas consolidated with the City of La Porte, Texas after residents of both cities voted for consolidation on May 2, 2026. The consolidation became effective on May 11, 2026, with the City of Shoreacres consolidating with the City of La Porte and the City of Shoreacres dissolving as a city.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,493 to 1,566 (+5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Shoreacres is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Shoreacres?
One place: the Walker House (listed 2012).
How old are the homes in Shoreacres?
0.3% of Shoreacres’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1982.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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