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Vidor is a big small town of 9,708 people in Orange County, Texas. It's about 10 miles from Beaumont, TX and 87 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $820 a month.
9,708people
$131kTypical home
$820/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,708
- Part of a metro area
- About 808 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$829/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,741 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BPT airport
- 81 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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