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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-MONT-BELVIEU-TX · Mont Belvieu, TX 8,416 pop · income 90th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mont Belvieu
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Mont Belvieu on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Liberty · lowest
52,341
Liberty · lowest
52,341 median HH income
40.9% of the leader · rank #1
Blairstown · near
127,891
Blairstown · near
127,891 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #2
San Juan Capi… · near
127,893
San Juan Capi… · near
127,893 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #3
Mont Belvieu · this city
127,902
Mont Belvieu · this city
127,902 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #4
Contra Costa… · near
127,910
Contra Costa… · near
127,910 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
Bridgetown · near
127,917
Bridgetown · near
127,917 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
Effort · highest
127,929
Effort · highest
127,929 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Mont Belvieu on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 8,416.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Mont Belvieu - the verdict
Nationally, Mont Belvieu sits in the 90th percentile for household income and the 46th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
90th
percentile, household income
74th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
46th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Mont Belvieu, TX
Texas's Mont Belvieu is a small town, with 8,416 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Mont Belvieu report a median income of $127,902 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 8.2%. Typical homes in Mont Belvieu are valued around $365,200, and the median resident age is 32.6 years. 36.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 67.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 188 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Slowing), down 17% from five years earlier. Mont Belvieu reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1489.6 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,149 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Mont Belvieu's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to schools and households to comparison shortlist to population change to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Mont Belvieu, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Mont Belvieu?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
What does the education layer cover for Mont Belvieu?
The NCES join finds 9 public schools within the city match. 36.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Mont Belvieu?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Hillsboro (8,375 residents, $55,761 income); Richland Hills (8,473 residents, $67,628 income); Liberty (8,491 residents, $52,341 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Pleasant Hills, PA (8,418 residents); Miles City, MT (8,412 residents); Kronenwetter, WI (8,420 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Is Mont Belvieu growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,801 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +35.6% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 188 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Mont Belvieu?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
10.1%
Drive alone
74.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 4,176 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Mont Belvieu?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1489.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 35% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1236.5
Violent rate
253.1
Total reported rate
1489.6
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A
$127,902
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share B
36.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate D
8.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime D
253 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Mont Belvieu profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 89/100 (A) · $127,902
Bachelor's+ share: 70/100 (B) · 36.9%
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Poverty rate: 47/100 (D) · 8.2%
Violent crime: 40/100 (D) · 253 /100k
Where Mont Belvieu sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Mont Belvieu's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Mont Belvieu highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Mont Belvieu, TX (this city): home $365,200, crime 1,490/100k
Pleasant Hills, PA : home $235,500, crime 1,197/100k
Miles City, MT : home $182,700, crime 1,052/100k
Kronenwetter, WI : home $240,700, crime 314/100k
Mukwonago, WI : home $335,900, crime 1,272/100k
Guadalupe, CA : home $452,100, crime 582/100k
Whitefish, MT : home $648,200, crime 1,213/100k
Hillsboro, TX : home $118,400, crime 1,995/100k
Richland Hills, TX : home $232,800, crime 2,696/100k
Liberty, TX : home $127,200, crime 2,395/100k
Fort Stockton, TX : home $176,600, crime 413/100k
Hondo, TX : home $215,800, crime 1,878/100k
How does Mont Belvieu compare to other US cities?
Mont Belvieu measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income90% higher than other cities
Home value74% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety46% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Texas alone, Mont Belvieu ranks #340 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Mont Belvieu against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Mont Belvieu near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Mont Belvieu ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Mont Belvieu only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#117 of 1,520
92nd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#173 of 1,505
88th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#862 of 1,663
47th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#270 of 1,663
84th percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
90th percentile nationally for median household income · 46th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Mont Belvieu's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Mont Belvieu's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Mont Belvieu's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$365,20026th percentilemore affordable than 26% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Mont Belvieu's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,888 of 15,516
More affordable than 62% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,077 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.9×, Mont Belvieu sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,888 of 15,516 and #5,077 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$127,902Mont Belvieu, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Mont Belvieu, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Mont Belvieu, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)36.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)67.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,416
Median Income
$127,902
Median Home Value
$365,200
Median Age
32.6
Poverty Rate
8.2%
Labor force participation
67.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
36.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1489.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
253.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1236.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
9
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Mont Belvieu's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
7,872 residents
2021
8,385 residents
2022
8,971 residents
2023
9,668 residents
2024
10,197 residents
2025
10,673 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
188
housing units authorized
Single-Family
188
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
22.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
227
227
0
$53.9M
2020
240
240
0
$53.2M
2021
230
230
0
$50.6M
2022
209
209
0
$46.1M
2023
178
178
0
$40.1M
2024
188
188
0
$42.1M
Permit volume decreased 17% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
74.5%
Carpool
14.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
10.1%
Based on 4,176 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Mont Belvieu. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Mont Belvieu is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Mont Belvieu sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Mont Belvieu compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.