Best PlacesMont Belvieu, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mont Belvieu, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mont Belvieu ranks 814th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mont Belvieu
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Mont Belvieu's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mont Belvieu ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of cities
Where Mont Belvieu ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 3% of cities
- Short commute33.6 minutes each way, better than only 9% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mont Belvieu
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mont Belvieu home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,857, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Mont Belvieu's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mont Belvieu
Mont Belvieu runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mont Belvieu.
Who works in Mont Belvieu, and how
Work in Mont Belvieu centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mont Belvieu
Mont Belvieu has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. The coast is about 14 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mont Belvieu and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mont Belvieu, month by month
Mont Belvieu sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Mont Belvieu
William P Hobby sits about 28 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 101 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mont Belvieu
Schools across Mont Belvieu average an A−, better than 83% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Barbers Hill El NorthA · 71% proficient
- Barbers Hill El SouthA · 66% proficient
- Alamo ElB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barbers Hill Middle SouthA+ · 70% proficient
- Barbers Hill Middle NorthA · 65% proficient
- Anahuac MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Barbers Hill H SA · 76% proficient
- Impact Early College H SA− · 62% proficient
- Anahuac H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mont Belvieu school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mont Belvieu measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Mont Belvieu against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mont Belvieu suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mont Belvieu
Is Mont Belvieu a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mont Belvieu ranks 814th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mont Belvieu expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $355,924. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $122,857 median income, cost of living beats 90% of cities.
Is Mont Belvieu safe?
Mont Belvieu is safer than 44% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mont Belvieu?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 48. That works out to about 134 pleasant days a year, more than 77% of cities.
Is Mont Belvieu good for families?
Schools beat 83% of cities, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Mont Belvieu with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mont Belvieu. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mont Belvieu represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Mont Belvieu detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mont Belvieu: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mont Belvieu: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mont Belvieu: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mont Belvieu: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mont Belvieu detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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