Mont Belvieu, TX

Mont Belvieu is a Chambers County city east of Houston, with a small part extending into Liberty County. It is unusually affluent for its size because of taxes tied to the energy and petrochemical infrastructure around it. Barbers Hill Independent School District is a major local institution, and many residents strongly identify with its schools and sports. Mont Belvieu feels like a fast-growing Gulf Coast energy town: new subdivisions, strong public facilities, open land, and Houston's industrial east side never far away.