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Buna is a small town of 2,249 people in Jasper County, Texas. It's about 27 miles from Beaumont, TX and 97 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 $116k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,249people
$116kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,249
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 375 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Houston, TX
- 27 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$734/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,085 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BPT airport
- 88 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.