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Jasper is a big small town of 7,299 people in Jasper County, Texas. It's about 59 miles from Beaumont, TX and 114 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $892 a month.
7,299people
$130kTypical home
$892/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,299
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Houston, TX
- 59 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,314 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to BPT airport
- 103 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 59 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