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Central Gardens is a small town of 3,976 people in Jefferson County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Beaumont, TX and 83 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $955 a month.
3,976people
$217kTypical home
$955/moRent
93° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,976
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,577 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Above-average violent crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,879 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BPT airport
- 79 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.