Beaumont earns a D−, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns, mostly because of safety and schools. Its police reported 1,054 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 97% of U.S. towns. Its schools rank behind 94% of the state's. It also has a long history, with 16 places on the National Register. 45% of working residents work locally in Beaumont, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). On hazard risk, just 69 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Jefferson County Courthouse and Jefferson Theater.

WeakestD⁻Safety DSchools DHazard risk DHealth C⁻Jobs & income

What makes Beaumont stand out

Where Beaumont beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field

History

Settled in 1835

A history going back 191 years.

Including Robert Crippen and Johnny Winter.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Beaumont9.4

Texas3.5

U.S.3.3

Worth knowing · SafetyD⁻

2.7 times the violent crime than TX

FBI data, 2025. Crimes reported to police.

Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field · National Register of Historic Places

Beaumont’s story

191 years in pictures

Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil Field is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its founding year, 1835, comes before those of 96% of the Texas towns we grade with a known year.

Census counts: 171 in 1850, 115,282 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 6 maps from 1926 on.

16 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1835Beaumont is settled

Explore the history →

How Beaumont grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Beaumont is from typical.

How grading works

SafetyD⁻Open →SchoolsDOpen →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listDOpen →HealthChristus Southeast Texas- St. Elizabeth 0.8 miles awayDOpen →Jobs & income$57K median household income; 60,952 jobs based hereC⁻Open →Cost of livingCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.7 of 20; 9.6% of households have no car; 2.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors7% conserved landB⁻Open →History63 notable people born hereB⁺Open →Civic life2.3 library visits per resident; 4.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateMild winters, 93° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market33 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 35.3–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Spindletop and 11 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaumont. Close and well known come first.

All 12 attractions →

6 mi LandmarkSpindletop

4 mi National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year

in town MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum

in town MuseumEdison Museum

in town MuseumBabe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center

in town MuseumArt Museum of Southeast Texas

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Beaumont: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Beaumont, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Beaumont Water Utility DeptNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpBy addressTown pickup · day by addressTown site

SchoolsBeaumont Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereJefferson County Early Voting ClerkJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2026

ZIP codes77706, 77705, 77707, 7770377706 26% · 77705 16% · 77707 15% · 77703 12%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 Beaumont.

Beaumont has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Texas rate and carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly hurricanes).

SafetyD⁻

In Beaumont, violent crime runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Violent crime runs at 9.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Texas rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D−. Reported crimes fell from 5,208 to 4,371 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.

Beaumont’s violent crime rate is 9.4 per 1,000 residents. Beaumont reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less. Beaumont’s property crime rate is 29.5 per 1,000 residents.

3%of U.S. towns report more crimeD⁻Safety Grade

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025)	9.4 per 1,000 residents	1.9	1.6
Property crimes per 1,000 (2025)	29.5 per 1,000 residents	10.7	9.9

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Beaumont9.4

Texas3.5

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Beaumont29.5

Texas18.1

U.S.15.5

3rd

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

2nd

percentile among TX towns

1,054

violent crimes reported in 2025

3,317

property crimes reported in 2025

Full pageBeaumont’s safety reportOpen the page

Violent crime by type9.4 violent crimes per 1,000 Crime over the yearsDown since 2023 Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Questions“Is Beaumont, TX safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

SchoolsD

For schools, Beaumont earns a D

Its public schools are run by Beaumont ISD. Three of its 39 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

6%of TX districts it outscoresDSchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8	Grades PK–8	1,134	D⁻
West Brook Sr. H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	2,213	C
Beaumont Isd Early College H STop results in townGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	321	A⁻

Full pageBeaumont’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsBEAUMONT ISD Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Every school39 schools · Pietzsch/Mac Arthur El Questions“Are Beaumont’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation

HealthD

Beaumont is less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns

Beaumont beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 27% of Beaumont adults worry about having enough food.

15%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	27%	20%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	41%	35%	35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	42%	37%	35%

31 measures vs. Texas

1 better14 too close to call16 worse

What stands out	Beaumont	TX
More adults treating high blood pressure	77.5%	74.1%
More adults facing a utility shut-off	16.1%	10.7%

Christus Southeast Texas- St. Elizabeth

0.8 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

21st

percentile among TX towns

Full pageBeaumont’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby0.8 miles to an ER · Christus Southeast Texas- St. Elizabeth How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade C

A typical Beaumont home is worth about $172K

At 2.7 years of the Beaumont metro’s $65K median household income, the typical home (about $172K) costs less against local pay than in 78% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Values rose 2.9% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.

The typical Beaumont home is worth about $172,000, 42% below the Texas typical home. 55% of households own their home in Beaumont.

$172KZillow home value

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	55%	69%	73%
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent	55%	50%	48%
Median rent	$1,121 a month	$1,208 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Beaumont$172K

Texas$296K

Market temperature

days on market

96.5%

sale-to-list price

+2.9%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageBeaumont’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 2.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.0 years of income Rents$1,121 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Beaumont faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes

FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $586 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 5,480 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 604 properties have flooded more than once.

The FEMA risk score in Beaumont is 79 of 100. Since 1978, 5,480 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Beaumont.

79risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes

5,480

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageBeaumont’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims5,480 paid flood claims · Since 1978 Past disasters11 federal disasters · Paid out in Beaumont Get ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsB⁻

Conserved land covers 6.6% of Beaumont

22 miles of trail in 27 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Big Thicket National Preserve, at 1,340 acres.

#282for trails in TX

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	6.6%	1.9%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.3 miles per square mile	0.3	0.4

6.6%

conserved · 3,591 of 54,198 acres

22 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Cattail Marsh	5.3 mi	782
2. Tyrrell Park	4.7 mi	468
3. Babe Zaharias Park	1.3 mi	30

Full pageBeaumont’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map22 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk5.3 miles of trail · Cattail Marsh Conserved land6.6% conserved · 3,591 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Beaumont?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

In Beaumont, expect mild winters and hot summers

The Beaumont City weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 299 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 42.2°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.1°.

Beaumont has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.

93°summer high

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
January low	42°F	37°F	22°F
July high	92°F	95°F	85°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter44–64°

Spring59–79°

Summer73–92°

Fall59–80°

Dec 4

typical first frost

Feb 14

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

93°

typical summer high

Full pageBeaumont’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 42°Rain & snow62″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Beaumont draws in 42,146 commuters

The average commute for its 42,155 working residents takes 20.3 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.

The top destinations are Houston (11%), Port Arthur (5%) and Nederland (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

45%work in town

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	21%	12%	9.6%
Average trip to work	20 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Work from home	4.5%	9.7%	11%
Median household income	$57,000	$69,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Beaumont45%

Houston11%

Port Arthur5%

Nederland2%

Vidor1%

10 mi

median commute distance

60,952

jobs based in Beaumont

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns

Full pageBeaumont’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here60,952 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work45% work in Beaumont Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

An age mix much like Texas’s

No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.

35.3median age · TX 35.6

	Beaumont	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Median age	35.3 years	35.9 years	40.5 years
Under 18	25%	26%	22%
Aged 65 or older	16%	14%	18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	25%	23%	29%

BeaumontTexasUnited States

TXU.S.

Ages · share of residents

14%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma13%

High school32%

Some college22%

Associate’s9%

Bachelor’s17%

Graduate8%

Women and men · all residents

50.8% women, 49.2% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.9 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.0, men 33.7.

Ages and education in Beaumont
	Beaumont	TX	U.S.
Under 10	13.4%	13.3%	11.6%
10 to 17	11.9%	11.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	14%	14.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	10%	12.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.1%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.2%	10.2%
75 and older	6.5%	5.2%	7%
No diploma	12.8%	14%	10.4%
High school	31.5%	24.3%	26%
Some college	21.9%	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s	8.9%	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	16.8%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate	8.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Full pageBeaumont by the numbersOpen the page

Ages35.3 median age · 16% are 65 or older Schooling25% have a four-year degree Homes55% own their home · Homeowners Income$57K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaumont

20pages on Beaumont

The big questions

SchoolsDBehind 94% of TX districts · 39 schools SafetyD⁻9.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthDBetter than TX on 1 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingC$172K typical home · up 2.9% in a year Work & commuteC⁻$57K median household income · 60,952 jobs here Natural hazardsDFEMA risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities · hurricanes

Out and about

OutdoorsB⁻22 mi of trails · 7% conserved land PlacesAttractions12 nearby · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum under 1 mi LibraryB⁻2.3 library visits per resident CollegesLamar University, in town

The story

HistoryB⁺Settled 1835 · 16 on the National Register Famous people63 born in Beaumont Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 89 residents Climate93° summer highs

Day to day

News5 recent stories about Beaumont WeatherHandbookZIP code 77701, 77702, 77703 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Beaumont

Lamar Institute of TechnologyCommunity college · Public · BeaumontIn town$2,844 in-state tuition Lamar UniversityUniversity or college · Public · BeaumontIn town$8,905 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Beaumont residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

College town

Lamar University calls Beaumont home

2 colleges in town.

Lamar University6,879 students on campus

Admission: 86%
Net price: $9,366
Graduate: 37%

Lamar Institute of Technology3,816 students on campus

Admission: Open
Net price: $13,866
Graduate: 31%

College Scorecard · IPEDS

Landmarks

16 places in Beaumont on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Lucas Gusher, Spindletop Oil FieldNational Historic Landmark

French Home Trading Post

Jefferson Theater

Beaumont Commercial District

Famous people from Beaumont

63 notable people were born in Beaumont.

See all 63 →

Robert CrippenAmerican astronaut · born 1937

Johnny WinterAmerican blues guitarist and singer · 1944–2014

Edgar WinterAmerican musician · born 1946

Larry GrahamAmerican bassist and singer · born 1946

L. Q. JonesAmerican actor · 1927–2022

Walt DavisAmerican basketball player · 1931–2020

About Beaumont

City in the State of Texas

Official town website ↗

Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston (city center to city center). With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, Its metropolitan area was the 10th largest in Texas in 2020, and 130th in the United States. The city of Beaumont was founded in 1838. The pioneer settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also …

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1835
Area: 85 sq mi
Elevation: 16 ft
ZIP code: 77701, 77702, 77703
Area code: 409

Beaumont’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Beaumont.

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How the neighbors grade

Town	TX rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Beaumont	#640	D⁻	C	D⁻	D	D
Rose Hill Acres	—	—	—	—	—	—

Rose Hill Acres isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Beaumont with a neighbor →

Questions about Beaumont

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Beaumont, TX a good place to live?

Beaumont grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns. It grades D for health, D− for safety and D for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Beaumont, TX expensive?

That is 2.7 years of the area's median household income ($64,659 across the Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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.

What is Beaumont, TX known for?

63 notable people were born here, including Robert Crippen and Johnny Winter.

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What makes Beaumont stand out

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

191 years in pictures

How Beaumont grades

Spindletop and 11 more within 40 miles

Moving to Beaumont: who provides what

The data

In Beaumont, violent crime runs higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Property crime per 1,000 residents

For schools, Beaumont earns a D

Beaumont is less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns

A typical Beaumont home is worth about $172K

Typical home value

Beaumont faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes

Conserved land covers 6.6% of Beaumont

In Beaumont, expect mild winters and hot summers

Typical low → high °F

With 1.4 jobs for every working resident, Beaumont draws in 42,146 commuters

Where working residents work

An age mix much like Texas’s

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

Women and men · all residents

Everything we know about Beaumont

Colleges nearby

Lamar University calls Beaumont home

Landmarks

Famous people from Beaumont

About Beaumont

Beaumont’s neighbors

Questions about Beaumont