Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bridge City grades B overall, 149th among Texas's 640 graded towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $208K for a typical one and 3.2 times the Beaumont metro’s $65K median household income. Only 41 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. Bridge City has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Port Arthur-Orange Bridge and Cow Bayou Swing Bridge.
Where Bridge City beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge City El | PK–2 | 813 |
| Bridge City Int | 3–5 | 738 |
| Bridge City Middle | 6–8 | 715 |
7,840 counted in 2010 and 9,546 in 2020; an estimated 9,645 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bridge City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,677 in 1960, 9,546 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bridge City. Close and well known come first.
14 mi LandmarkSpindletop
14 mi National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year14 mi MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum8 mi MuseumStark Museum of Art
16 mi MuseumEdison Museum
16 mi MuseumArt Museum of Southeast TexasSpindletop: 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 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bridge City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bridge City.
Bridge City fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly hurricanes).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Texas towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on. 2,363 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 479 properties have flooded more than once.
Bridge City’s FEMA risk score is 80 of 100, against 47 of 100 in Texas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1979, 2,363 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bridge City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Bridge City ISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Bridge City H S, with 891 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge City ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 813 | – |
| Bridge City H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 891 | A− |
| Bridge City IntTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 738 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Bridge City for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Bridge City fell to 1,674 in 2023, 216 fewer than in 2013. Bridge City’s median household income is $89,000, where Texas’ towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Bridge City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $89,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 10.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 86% of Texas’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Bridge City is 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Bridge City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Values rose 2.9% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The typical Bridge City home is worth about $208,000, 30% below the Texas typical home. Bridge City’s median rent is $1,431 a month.
| Bridge City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,431 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 42.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.5°.
Bridge City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Bridge City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bridge City beats the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults binge drink in Bridge City.
| Bridge City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bridge City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.5% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Bridge City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Neches Wildlife Area Old River Unit | — | 295 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Bridge City
About 5 of every 100 Bridge City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
Where Bridge City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Bridge City is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. It is 100 miles east of Houston, near the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 9,546 at the 2020 census. The town borders the Neches River and Cow Bayou. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area is mostly known for its association with the petroleum products (oil) industry.
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One town shares a border with Bridge City.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge City | #149 | B | C− | B+ | B+ | B |
| Orange | #610 | D− | C+ | C | C− | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bridge City grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #149 of 640 in Texas. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
2 notable people were born here, including Randall Cobb and Chase Shugart.
