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Silsbee is a big small town of 6,842 people in Hardin County, Texas. It's about 18 miles from Beaumont, TX and 82 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,842people
$148kTypical home
$1,011/moRent
93° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
243Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,842
- Part of a metro area
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Houston, TX
- 18 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$936/mo)
- Median rent $1,011/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°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
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (196 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (374 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to BPT airport
- 74 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+76 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