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West Orange is a small town of 3,420 people in Orange County, Texas. It's about 23 miles from Beaumont, TX and 100 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,420people
$111kTypical home
$1,407/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,420
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,006 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to Beaumont, TX
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$698/mo)
- Median rent $1,407/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 85 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
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,637 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BPT airport
- 95 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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