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Hamshire is a small town of 1,388 people in Jefferson County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Beaumont, TX and 64 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.
1,388people
$203kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,388
- Part of a metro area
- About 467 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 112 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (614 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,879 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BPT airport
- 59 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.