BeachCityCommCenter, 2015
Beach City’s story
60 years in pictures
Census counts: 363 in 1970, 3,221 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 6 maps from 1916 on.
- 1966Beach City is settled
Beach CityTX
A town of 3,438, settled in 1966.
Population
3,438
2025 Census estimate · +6.5% since 2020
Typical home
$561K
+4% in a year
Household income
$149K
median
Median age
47.7
years
Jobs based here
167
A commuter town
TownGrade
B+
#90 of 640 in TX
Is Beach City a good place to live?
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, 90th of 640 graded towns in Texas. The median household earns $149K and its schools rank ahead of 93% of Texas towns. Beach City’s median household income is $149,000, against $69,000 in Texas’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Among 642 Texas towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Beach City. Beach City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns.
A growing town
Beach City has grown 56% since 2010
2,198 counted in 2010 and 3,221 in 2020; an estimated 3,438 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.5% since 2020, after 46.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Beach City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Beach City is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 3%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.8 of 20; 4.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & incomeA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →Cost of livingCOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthHouston Methodist Baytown Hospital 8.1 miles awayBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landDOpen →HistoryDOpen →Civic life2.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 90° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 47.7; 46% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Beach City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beach City, and how to reach them.
PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBarrow Ranch water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Beach City’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereChambers County Early Voting ClerkChambers County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7752377523 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beach City.
Beach City has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Texas, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Texas.
HousingCost of living grade C
Homes in Beach City are worth about $561K, by Zillow’s estimate
At 6.8 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home (about $561K) costs more against local pay than in 93% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Values rose 4% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The typical Beach City home is worth about $561,000, 89% above the Texas typical home. The median rent in Beach City is $1,669 a month.
$561KZillow home value
| Beach City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,669 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Beach City$561K
Texas$296K
+4%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Beach City than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Beach City has 167 jobs for its 1,790 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
1.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Beach City. Jobs based in Beach City grew to 167 in 2023, 119 more than in 2013. Beach City’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
0%work in town
| Beach City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Beach City0%
Houston24%
Baytown12%
Mont Belvieu8%
Pasadena4%
22 mi
median commute distance
167
jobs based in Beach City
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Beach City has mild winters and hot summers
The Anahuac weather station, 13 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 302 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 45.6°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°.
Beach City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
90°summer high
| Beach City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter48–63°
Spring62–76°
Summer77–89°
Fall64–79°
Dec 6
typical first frost
Feb 12
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
On CDC estimates, Beach City is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 10.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Against the 2,839 U.S. towns with household incomes like Beach City’s, it is less healthy than 91%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Beach City beats the Texas average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 11% of Beach City adults worry about having enough food.
64%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Beach City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Texas
10 better19 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Beach City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 6.1% |
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
8.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
70th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Beach City, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 41 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beach City.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
41
paid flood claims since 1981
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Beach City has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
Just 11 of its 2,859 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Beach City itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
0.4%conserved
| Beach City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
0.4%
conserved · 11 of 2,859 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McCollum County Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 68 attractions →Daikin Park and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beach City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
14 mi LandmarkSan Jacinto Monument
31 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
33 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
30 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Beach City
18pages on Beach City
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Beach City
About 5 of every 100 Beach City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Beach City for work
Where Beach City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
167jobs based in Beach City
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Beach City
City in Texas, United States
Beach City is a U.S. city in Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,221 at the 2020 census. It can now be considered as a part of Greater Houston.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1966
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
Beach City’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Beach City.
BaytownBeach City
How the neighbors grade
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach City | #90 | B+ | C | — | A | B |
| Baytown | #574 | D | C+ | D | C+ | C− |
Beach City reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Beach City with a neighbor →
Questions about Beach City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beach City, TX a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Beach City grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #90 of 640 in Texas. It grades B for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Beach City, TX expensive?
That is 6.8 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.