Complete Property Analysis

Environmental risk, tax analysis, and property details for 10052 Porter Rd, La Porte, TX 77571

HCAD #1296360000007
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🌍Environmental Assessment

This comprehensive report analyzes both flood risk and industrial pollution exposure for this property. The assessment combines multiple data sources including USGS elevation, FEMA flood zones, historical storm modeling, and EPA Toxic Release Inventory records.

🌊Flood Risk Analysis
FEMA Zone X
Property Overview

This section shows the fundamental characteristics of the property, including its elevation above sea level, FEMA flood zone designation, and our calculated overall flood risk rating based on historical data and topographic analysis.

Address
10052 Porter Rd, La Porte, TX 77571
Elevation
28.9 ft
Height above sea level from USGS data.
FEMA Flood Zone
X
Moderate to Low Risk - Outside 500-year floodplain
Overall Risk
Very Low
Risk based on FEMA zone and simulation.
Risk Assessment Outputs

These detailed metrics show the technical outputs from our flood risk model. They include predicted water depths at the property during a 5000-year flood event and estimated flood damage based on USACE methodology.

Risk Rating
Very Low
Flood Depth
0 ft±0.5 ft
No flooding at current water level.
Water Surface Elevation (WSE)
N/A
Water surface elevation data not available.
Area Inundated
41.6 acres
14.1% of 500m radius flooded.
Nearest Bayou Stage
N/A
No nearby bayou within monitoring range
Depth-Damage (HCAD Valuation)
$0
Vacant lot (no building data).
Depth-Damage (Neighborhood)
$0
Vacant lot (no building data).
Analysis Method
COG Combined 5000 Model
Raster-based flood inundation query
Flood Simulation

This simulation shows whether the property would flood based on a 5000-year flood event with 3m (9.84ft) water level. Use the interactive tool to explore different scenarios.

Property Would Be Safe
Safety Margin: 0 feet
Severity
Safe
Adjust Flood Simulation

The analysis above uses default settings (5000-year flood, 3m/9.84ft water level). To explore different flood scenarios with interactive maps, return to the main tool:

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Flood Risk Recommendations

Based on the property's flood risk profile, here are specific action items to consider.

#1
Minimal flood hazard area - property outside mapped high-risk zones
#2
Flood insurance available at preferred rates - over 25% of claims occur in low-risk areas
#3
Review official FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for detailed flood zone boundaries
#4
Contact Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for drainage projects and flood information
🏭Industrial Pollution Exposure
7.5th percentile
Property Pollution Ranking
Very High
Higher pollution than 93% of Houston homes
Compares pollution within 2mi against 10,000 Houston properties. Lower percentiles = higher pollution.
Industrial Pollution Nearby (10 Years)
14.99 millionlbs
Extremely High
2297.7x more than typical Houston property
750 dump trucks of chemicals within 2 miles
Air Pollution (10 Years)
8.16 millionlbs
Extremely High
1692.4x more than typical Houston property
Includes fugitive emissions (leaks) and stack emissions (smokestacks).
Water Pollution (10 Years)
6.83 millionlbs
Extremely High
Discharges to bayous, streams, and drainage systems.
Facilities Nearby
22
Industrial facilities within 2 miles
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Why It Matters: High chemical activity nearby can indicate industrial zones, truck traffic, or potential odor and noise issues. These factors may affect air quality, long-term property desirability, and neighborhood character. This data helps you understand the industrial footprint around your property.
Houston Metro Benchmarks

Comparison with typical Houston properties (based on 10,000 randomly sampled homes). All measurements are for chemicals released within a 2-mile radius.

PeriodTotalAirWater
Typical Houston Property (2014-2024)6,524 lbs4,822 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2014-2024)14,990,771 lbs8,161,531 lbs6,829,240 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)1,799,397 lbs739,248 lbs673,027 lbs
How This Property Compares to Houston Metro

Based on a random sample of 10,000 Houston properties, this chart shows the distribution of pollution levels across the metro area. The highlighted bar indicates where this property falls compared to other homes. Lower percentiles mean higher pollution exposure.

0-9thMost Polluted
9.9%
10-19th
10.1%
20-29th
9.9%
30-39th
10.1%
40-49th
9.7%
50-59th
10.2%
60-69th
6%
70-79th
5.8%
80-89th
4.3%
90-100thLowest Pollution
34.2%
Higher pollution than 93% of Houston homes
Each bar's width represents the percentage of Houston homes in that pollution range. This property ranks in the 0-9th percentile (top 10% most polluted).
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Top chemicals released near this property (past 10 years):
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ethylene, Propylene, Methanol, Vinyl acetate
View the full list of 69 chemicals below.
Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total)(69 chemicals)
#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/10yr)Water (lbs/10yr)Total (lbs/10yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs6,134,896 lbs6,134,896 lbs
2Ethylene74-85-12,980,429 lbs0 lbs2,980,429 lbs
3Propylene115-07-11,752,877 lbs0 lbs1,752,877 lbs
4Methanol67-56-1480,229 lbs653,326 lbs1,133,555 lbs
5Vinyl acetate108-05-41,056,100 lbs5,684 lbs1,061,784 lbs
6Ammonia7664-41-7345,454 lbs10,775 lbs777,709 lbs
7n-Hexane110-54-3585,056 lbs0 lbs585,056 lbs
8Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-0181,408 lbs0 lbs181,408 lbs
91,2-Dichloroethane107-06-2177,067 lbs59 lbs177,125 lbs
10Vinyl chloride75-01-480,700 lbs33 lbs80,733 lbs
11Chlorine7782-50-563,044 lbs3,421 lbs66,465 lbs
12Certain glycol ethersN23063,696 lbs0 lbs63,696 lbs
131,3-Butadiene106-99-050,362 lbs0 lbs50,362 lbs
14Dicyclopentadiene77-73-649,236 lbs26 lbs49,262 lbs
15Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-743,144 lbs0 lbs43,144 lbs
16Methyl iodide74-88-437,993 lbs0 lbs37,993 lbs
17Acetaldehyde75-07-026,687 lbs0 lbs26,687 lbs
18Zinc compoundsN9826,213 lbs19,557 lbs25,770 lbs
19Benzene71-43-219,827 lbs42 lbs19,869 lbs
20Ethylene glycol107-21-118,529 lbs0 lbs18,529 lbs
21Formaldehyde50-00-016,402 lbs0 lbs16,402 lbs
22Chlorobenzene108-90-716,036 lbs0 lbs16,036 lbs
23Chloroethane75-00-314,531 lbs0 lbs14,531 lbs
24Cyclohexane110-82-714,194 lbs0 lbs14,194 lbs
25Boron trifluoride7637-07-214,190 lbs0 lbs14,190 lbs
26Chloroform67-66-311,497 lbs51 lbs11,547 lbs
27Toluene108-88-39,752 lbs66 lbs9,818 lbs
28N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-29,020 lbs0 lbs9,020 lbs
29Carbon tetrachloride56-23-57,770 lbs0 lbs7,770 lbs
30Isoprene78-79-55,909 lbs0 lbs5,909 lbs
31Maleic anhydride108-31-65,569 lbs0 lbs5,569 lbs
32DiisocyanatesN1204,276 lbs0 lbs4,276 lbs
331,1,2-Trichloroethane79-00-52,836 lbs0 lbs2,836 lbs
34Mercury7439-97-60 lbs0 lbs2,200 lbs
35Ethylidene dichloride75-34-32,180 lbs0 lbs2,180 lbs
36Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate117-81-72,020 lbs0 lbs2,020 lbs
371,2-Dichloroethylene540-59-01,428 lbs0 lbs1,428 lbs
38Styrene100-42-51,209 lbs0 lbs1,209 lbs
39Vinylidene chloride75-35-4693 lbs0 lbs693 lbs
40Hydrogen cyanide74-90-8596 lbs0 lbs596 lbs
41Copper compoundsN1000 lbs586 lbs586 lbs
42Naphthalene91-20-3493 lbs33 lbs526 lbs
43Aluminum (fume or dust)7429-90-5462 lbs0 lbs462 lbs
44Ethylbenzene100-41-4391 lbs32 lbs423 lbs
45Copper And Copper CompoundsN1000 lbs351 lbs351 lbs
46Chloromethane74-87-3326 lbs0 lbs326 lbs
47Tetrachloroethylene127-18-4294 lbs0 lbs294 lbs
481,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane79-34-5290 lbs0 lbs290 lbs
49Nitric acid7697-37-2260 lbs0 lbs260 lbs
50Pentachloroethane76-01-7245 lbs0 lbs245 lbs
51Hexachlorocyclopentadiene77-47-4110 lbs33 lbs143 lbs
52NonylphenolN530100 lbs13 lbs113 lbs
53Lead compoundsN42034 lbs54 lbs88 lbs
54n-Butyl alcohol71-36-387 lbs0 lbs87 lbs
55Trichloroethylene79-01-684 lbs0 lbs84 lbs
56Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs81 lbs81 lbs
57Hexachloroethane67-72-181 lbs0 lbs81 lbs
58sec-Butyl alcohol78-92-268 lbs0 lbs68 lbs
59Dioxin and dioxin-like compoundsN1500 lbs60 lbs61 lbs
60Hexachlorobenzene118-74-115 lbs14 lbs29 lbs
61Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs25 lbs25 lbs
62Lead And Lead CompoundsN42011 lbs10 lbs22 lbs
63Lead7439-92-10 lbs10 lbs10 lbs
64Chloroprene126-99-810 lbs0 lbs10 lbs
65Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN5907 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
66Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether111-44-42 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
67Mercury compoundsN4582 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
68Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-20 lbs1 lbs1 lbs
69Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN4581 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
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Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Ethylene, Propylene, Methanol
View the full list of 57 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.
Chemicals Released (2024 Only)(57 chemicals)
#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs607,579 lbs607,579 lbs
2Ammonia7664-41-749,914 lbs503 lbs437,538 lbs
3Ethylene74-85-1295,750 lbs0 lbs295,750 lbs
4Propylene115-07-1168,171 lbs0 lbs168,171 lbs
5Methanol67-56-125,400 lbs64,010 lbs89,410 lbs
6Vinyl acetate108-05-481,700 lbs410 lbs82,110 lbs
7n-Hexane110-54-361,453 lbs0 lbs61,453 lbs
81,2-Dichloroethane107-06-212,354 lbs15 lbs12,369 lbs
9Chlorine7782-50-55,521 lbs0 lbs5,521 lbs
10Vinyl chloride75-01-44,880 lbs2 lbs4,881 lbs
11Dicyclopentadiene77-73-64,280 lbs5 lbs4,285 lbs
12Formaldehyde50-00-03,363 lbs0 lbs3,363 lbs
13Certain glycol ethersN2303,026 lbs0 lbs3,026 lbs
141,3-Butadiene106-99-02,958 lbs0 lbs2,958 lbs
15Toluene108-88-32,114 lbs8 lbs2,122 lbs
16DiisocyanatesN1201,843 lbs0 lbs1,843 lbs
17Benzene71-43-21,725 lbs3 lbs1,728 lbs
18Cyclohexane110-82-71,726 lbs0 lbs1,726 lbs
19Methyl iodide74-88-41,600 lbs0 lbs1,600 lbs
20Maleic anhydride108-31-61,569 lbs0 lbs1,569 lbs
21Chloroethane75-00-31,506 lbs0 lbs1,506 lbs
22Boron trifluoride7637-07-21,192 lbs0 lbs1,192 lbs
23Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-71,144 lbs0 lbs1,144 lbs
24Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-0938 lbs0 lbs938 lbs
25Chloroform67-66-3798 lbs9 lbs807 lbs
26Zinc compoundsN982426 lbs233 lbs659 lbs
27Acetaldehyde75-07-0585 lbs0 lbs585 lbs
28Isoprene78-79-5578 lbs0 lbs578 lbs
29Carbon tetrachloride56-23-5572 lbs0 lbs572 lbs
30N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-2570 lbs0 lbs570 lbs
31Ethylbenzene100-41-4358 lbs2 lbs360 lbs
32Naphthalene91-20-3270 lbs18 lbs288 lbs
331,1,2-Trichloroethane79-00-5227 lbs0 lbs227 lbs
34Copper And Copper CompoundsN1000 lbs209 lbs209 lbs
35Ethylidene dichloride75-34-3156 lbs0 lbs156 lbs
36Styrene100-42-5141 lbs0 lbs141 lbs
37Ethylene glycol107-21-1121 lbs0 lbs121 lbs
381,2-Dichloroethylene540-59-0103 lbs0 lbs103 lbs
39Vinylidene chloride75-35-449 lbs0 lbs49 lbs
40Aluminum (fume or dust)7429-90-526 lbs0 lbs26 lbs
41Tetrachloroethylene127-18-424 lbs0 lbs24 lbs
421,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane79-34-524 lbs0 lbs24 lbs
43Nitric acid7697-37-220 lbs0 lbs20 lbs
44Pentachloroethane76-01-720 lbs0 lbs20 lbs
45Hexachlorocyclopentadiene77-47-410 lbs5 lbs15 lbs
46NonylphenolN53010 lbs0 lbs10 lbs
47Trichloroethylene79-01-68 lbs0 lbs8 lbs
48n-Butyl alcohol71-36-37 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
49Dioxin and dioxin-like compoundsN1500 lbs7 lbs7 lbs
50Hexachloroethane67-72-17 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
51Lead7439-92-10 lbs5 lbs5 lbs
52sec-Butyl alcohol78-92-25 lbs0 lbs5 lbs
53Lead And Lead CompoundsN4200 lbs4 lbs4 lbs
54Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN5903 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
55Hexachlorobenzene118-74-11 lbs1 lbs2 lbs
56Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN4581 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
57Chloroprene126-99-81 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
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