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Beaumont is a mid-size city of 113,279 people in Jefferson County, Texas. It's part of the Beaumont, TX area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
113,279people
$166kTypical home
$1,121/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 113,279
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,379 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Houston, TX
- In the Beaumont, TX area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,049/mo)
- Median rent $1,121/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (932 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BPT airport
- 72 mi to IAH (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+9 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk