Living in Evadale, TX
Evadale is a tiny town of 949 people in Jasper County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Beaumont, TX and 88 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 $93k and rent runs about $687 a month.
949people
$93kTypical home
$687/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 949
- Part of a metro area
- About 56 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Houston, TX
- 18 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $687/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 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 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BPT airport
- 81 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.