Complete Property Analysis

Environmental risk, tax analysis, and property details for 308 Cherry Ct, La Porte, TX 77571

HCAD #1151760090024
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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
308 Cherry Ct, La Porte, TX 77571
Building Size
2,301sqft
Total structure area from HCAD building records.
Elevation
19.61 ft
Height above sea level from USGS data.
FEMA Flood Zone
X
Moderate to Low Risk - Outside 500-year floodplain
Overall Risk
Very High
Property flooded at 9.84ft depth.
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 High
Flood Depth
9.84 ft±0.5 ft
Depth of water above ground level.
Water Surface Elevation (WSE)
29.46 ft
Water surface elevation relative to sea level (NAVD88 datum).
Area Inundated
294.9 acres
100.0% of 500m radius flooded.
Nearest Bayou Stage
N/A
No nearby bayou within monitoring range
Depth-Damage (HCAD Valuation)
$118,127
Based on HCAD building value of $181,735.
Depth-Damage (Neighborhood)
$109,317
Based on neighborhood replacement cost.
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 Flooded
Flood Depth: 9.84 feet
Severity
Severe
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
11.0th percentile
Property Pollution Ranking
High
Higher pollution than 89% of Houston homes
Compares pollution within 2mi against 10,000 Houston properties. Lower percentiles = higher pollution.
Industrial Pollution Nearby (10 Years)
6.62 millionlbs
Extremely High
1014.3x more than typical Houston property
331 dump trucks of chemicals within 2 miles
Air Pollution (10 Years)
6.6 millionlbs
Extremely High
1368.9x more than typical Houston property
Includes fugitive emissions (leaks) and stack emissions (smokestacks).
Water Pollution (10 Years)
16 thousandlbs
Extremely High
Discharges to bayous, streams, and drainage systems.
Facilities Nearby
29
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)6,617,567 lbs6,601,231 lbs16,336 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)513,090 lbs511,815 lbs1,275 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 89% of Houston homes
Each bar's width represents the percentage of Houston homes in that pollution range. This property ranks in the 10-19th percentile.
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Top chemicals released near this property (past 10 years):
Ethylene, n-Hexane, Methanol, Ammonia, Vinyl acetate
View the full list of 79 chemicals below.
Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total)(79 chemicals)
#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/10yr)Water (lbs/10yr)Total (lbs/10yr)
1Ethylene74-85-11,123,072 lbs0 lbs1,123,072 lbs
2n-Hexane110-54-31,091,770 lbs0 lbs1,091,770 lbs
3Methanol67-56-1841,056 lbs0 lbs847,583 lbs
4Ammonia7664-41-7756,594 lbs123 lbs756,737 lbs
5Vinyl acetate108-05-4538,659 lbs0 lbs538,659 lbs
6Toluene108-88-3437,798 lbs0 lbs437,798 lbs
7Nitric acid7697-37-2397,668 lbs55 lbs397,748 lbs
8Ethylene oxide75-21-8155,592 lbs0 lbs155,592 lbs
9Ethylene glycol107-21-1136,955 lbs0 lbs136,955 lbs
10Acetaldehyde75-07-0119,011 lbs0 lbs119,011 lbs
11Acrylic acid79-10-7103,139 lbs0 lbs103,139 lbs
12Propylene115-07-197,894 lbs0 lbs97,894 lbs
13n-Butyl alcohol71-36-392,772 lbs0 lbs92,772 lbs
14Acrylonitrile107-13-183,639 lbs0 lbs83,639 lbs
15Certain glycol ethersN23049,151 lbs0 lbs49,152 lbs
16Hydroquinone123-31-944,758 lbs0 lbs44,758 lbs
17Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-537,655 lbs3,227 lbs40,897 lbs
18Butyl acrylate141-32-239,999 lbs0 lbs39,999 lbs
19Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)75-45-638,792 lbs0 lbs38,792 lbs
20Ethyl acrylate140-88-537,048 lbs0 lbs37,048 lbs
21Methyl isobutyl ketone108-10-136,313 lbs0 lbs36,313 lbs
22Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-033,058 lbs0 lbs33,058 lbs
23Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-431,678 lbs0 lbs31,678 lbs
24Cumene98-82-831,173 lbs0 lbs31,173 lbs
25Phenol108-95-230,497 lbs0 lbs30,497 lbs
26Methyl acrylate96-33-323,024 lbs0 lbs23,024 lbs
27Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-722,722 lbs0 lbs22,722 lbs
28Propylene oxide75-56-918,733 lbs0 lbs18,733 lbs
29Styrene100-42-513,938 lbs0 lbs13,938 lbs
30Nickel compoundsN49511,795 lbs1,905 lbs13,715 lbs
312-Methoxyethanol109-86-411,669 lbs0 lbs11,669 lbs
32Benzene71-43-210,536 lbs0 lbs10,536 lbs
33Chlorine7782-50-510,430 lbs0 lbs10,430 lbs
34Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N51130 lbs9,885 lbs9,930 lbs
35Chloroethane75-00-39,070 lbs0 lbs9,070 lbs
36tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-06,860 lbs0 lbs6,860 lbs
37Cobalt compoundsN0965,871 lbs886 lbs6,772 lbs
382-Ethoxyethanol110-80-56,044 lbs0 lbs6,044 lbs
39Diphenylamine122-39-45,938 lbs0 lbs5,938 lbs
40Ethylbenzene100-41-45,307 lbs0 lbs5,307 lbs
41Methyl iodide74-88-45,089 lbs0 lbs5,089 lbs
42Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN4954,878 lbs62 lbs4,940 lbs
43Formaldehyde50-00-04,627 lbs102 lbs4,729 lbs
44Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN0964,551 lbs42 lbs4,593 lbs
45Chloroacetic acid79-11-84,175 lbs0 lbs4,175 lbs
46Dimethylamine124-40-33,754 lbs0 lbs3,754 lbs
47Allyl alcohol107-18-63,389 lbs0 lbs3,389 lbs
48Methyl methacrylate80-62-63,052 lbs0 lbs3,052 lbs
491,2-Butylene oxide106-88-72,348 lbs0 lbs2,348 lbs
50Acrolein107-02-82,268 lbs0 lbs2,268 lbs
51Phosgene75-44-51,958 lbs0 lbs1,958 lbs
52Maleic anhydride108-31-61,577 lbs0 lbs1,577 lbs
53Ethyl chloroformate541-41-31,467 lbs0 lbs1,467 lbs
54Methyl chlorocarbonate79-22-11,449 lbs0 lbs1,449 lbs
55sec-Butyl alcohol78-92-21,434 lbs0 lbs1,434 lbs
56Dicyclopentadiene77-73-61,178 lbs0 lbs1,178 lbs
571,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-61,065 lbs0 lbs1,065 lbs
58NonylphenolN5301,013 lbs0 lbs1,013 lbs
59Nonylphenol EthoxylatesN5351,008 lbs0 lbs1,008 lbs
60Cyclohexane110-82-7898 lbs0 lbs898 lbs
61Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-9597 lbs0 lbs597 lbs
62Benzoyl chloride98-88-4469 lbs0 lbs469 lbs
63Hydrazine302-01-2437 lbs0 lbs437 lbs
64Lead And Lead CompoundsN420211 lbs10 lbs221 lbs
65Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))N040145 lbs30 lbs175 lbs
66Lead compoundsN420138 lbs4 lbs142 lbs
67Copper compoundsN100132 lbs6 lbs138 lbs
68Naphthalene91-20-396 lbs0 lbs96 lbs
69Cyanide compoundsN1065 lbs0 lbs58 lbs
70Chloromethane74-87-351 lbs0 lbs51 lbs
71N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-234 lbs0 lbs34 lbs
72Phthalic anhydride85-44-913 lbs0 lbs13 lbs
73Zinc compoundsN9825 lbs0 lbs5 lbs
74Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether111-44-43 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
75Manganese And Manganese CompoundsN4503 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
76Cumene hydroperoxide80-15-92 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
77Nickel7440-02-02 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
78Formic acid64-18-61 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
79Boron trifluoride7637-07-21 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
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Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):
n-Hexane, Ethylene, Ammonia, Methanol, Vinyl acetate
View the full list of 63 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.
Chemicals Released (2024 Only)(63 chemicals)
#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1n-Hexane110-54-3118,064 lbs0 lbs118,064 lbs
2Ethylene74-85-1112,842 lbs0 lbs112,842 lbs
3Ammonia7664-41-787,209 lbs5 lbs87,214 lbs
4Methanol67-56-141,704 lbs0 lbs41,704 lbs
5Vinyl acetate108-05-421,425 lbs0 lbs21,425 lbs
6Toluene108-88-314,538 lbs0 lbs14,538 lbs
7Propylene115-07-112,098 lbs0 lbs12,098 lbs
8Acrylic acid79-10-711,887 lbs0 lbs11,887 lbs
9Ethylene oxide75-21-89,498 lbs0 lbs9,498 lbs
10Nitric acid7697-37-29,490 lbs5 lbs9,495 lbs
11Ethylene glycol107-21-18,941 lbs0 lbs8,941 lbs
12Hydroquinone123-31-96,585 lbs0 lbs6,585 lbs
13Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-06,255 lbs0 lbs6,255 lbs
14Acetaldehyde75-07-04,403 lbs0 lbs4,403 lbs
15Methyl isobutyl ketone108-10-13,997 lbs0 lbs3,997 lbs
16Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-43,596 lbs0 lbs3,596 lbs
17Certain glycol ethersN2303,532 lbs0 lbs3,532 lbs
18Ethyl acrylate140-88-53,477 lbs0 lbs3,477 lbs
19Chloroethane75-00-33,424 lbs0 lbs3,424 lbs
20Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-52,770 lbs482 lbs3,252 lbs
21n-Butyl alcohol71-36-32,910 lbs0 lbs2,910 lbs
22Methyl acrylate96-33-32,867 lbs0 lbs2,867 lbs
23Butyl acrylate141-32-22,678 lbs0 lbs2,678 lbs
24Cumene98-82-82,616 lbs0 lbs2,616 lbs
25Phenol108-95-21,875 lbs0 lbs1,875 lbs
26Acrolein107-02-81,224 lbs0 lbs1,224 lbs
27Nickel compoundsN4951,017 lbs108 lbs1,125 lbs
28Benzene71-43-21,090 lbs0 lbs1,090 lbs
292-Methoxyethanol109-86-41,027 lbs0 lbs1,027 lbs
30Chlorine7782-50-5961 lbs0 lbs961 lbs
31Methyl iodide74-88-4958 lbs0 lbs958 lbs
32Formaldehyde50-00-0951 lbs0 lbs951 lbs
33Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-7723 lbs0 lbs723 lbs
34Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs622 lbs622 lbs
35Styrene100-42-5530 lbs0 lbs530 lbs
36tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-0493 lbs0 lbs493 lbs
37Cobalt compoundsN096455 lbs36 lbs491 lbs
38Chloroacetic acid79-11-8476 lbs0 lbs476 lbs
39Propylene oxide75-56-9469 lbs0 lbs469 lbs
402-Ethoxyethanol110-80-5407 lbs0 lbs407 lbs
41Methyl methacrylate80-62-6387 lbs0 lbs387 lbs
42Dimethylamine124-40-3341 lbs0 lbs341 lbs
43Ethylbenzene100-41-4275 lbs0 lbs275 lbs
44Maleic anhydride108-31-6186 lbs0 lbs186 lbs
45Nonylphenol EthoxylatesN535131 lbs0 lbs131 lbs
46Ethyl chloroformate541-41-3120 lbs0 lbs120 lbs
47Diphenylamine122-39-4105 lbs0 lbs105 lbs
481,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-699 lbs0 lbs99 lbs
49Dicyclopentadiene77-73-697 lbs0 lbs97 lbs
50Allyl alcohol107-18-696 lbs0 lbs96 lbs
51sec-Butyl alcohol78-92-293 lbs0 lbs93 lbs
52Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN49582 lbs8 lbs90 lbs
53Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN09682 lbs8 lbs90 lbs
54Cyclohexane110-82-765 lbs0 lbs65 lbs
551,2-Butylene oxide106-88-752 lbs0 lbs52 lbs
56Hydrazine302-01-239 lbs0 lbs39 lbs
57Benzoyl chloride98-88-433 lbs0 lbs33 lbs
58Phosgene75-44-527 lbs0 lbs27 lbs
59Lead And Lead CompoundsN42016 lbs1 lbs17 lbs
60Methyl chlorocarbonate79-22-113 lbs0 lbs13 lbs
61Naphthalene91-20-312 lbs0 lbs12 lbs
62Manganese And Manganese CompoundsN4503 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
63NonylphenolN5301 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
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