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Orange is a small city of 19,177 people in Orange County, Texas. It's about 24 miles from Beaumont, TX and 101 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,177people
$165kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,177
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 899 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Houston, TX
- 24 mi to Beaumont, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 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
- About average violent crime (423 per 100k)
- Low property crime (936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BPT airport
- 95 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 209 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: R+67 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk