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Bridge City is a big small town of 9,640 people in Orange County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Beaumont, TX and 94 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,640people
$203kTypical home
$1,431/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,640
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,498 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,279/mo)
- Median rent $1,431/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 47% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BPT airport
- 90 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk