Buna’s weakest subject grade is a D for incomes. Buna’s average trip to work is 44 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. Buna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDJobs & income DHealth CHazard risk

How Buna grades

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

How grading works

Jobs & income$55K median household incomeDOpen →HealthAltus Lumberton Hospital 20 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.6 of 20; 2.7% of households have no car; 1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →SchoolsBOpen →Cost of livingB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryC⁻Open →

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

ClimateMild winters, 93° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.6; 20% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Buna: who provides what

Buna is unincorporated, so Jasper County and regional agencies provide most services.

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

WaterJasper County Wcid 1 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesJasper CountyJasper County provides services here

SchoolsBuna 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 hereJasper County Early Voting ClerkJasper County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP code7761277612 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 Buna.

HealthD

Buna’s grade for health is a D

26% of Buna adults worry about having enough food, above both the Texas town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Buna. Buna beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18.

13%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade

	Buna	Texas towns	U.S. towns
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	26%	20%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	14%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	41%	35%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	15%	14%

31 measures vs. Texas

2 better11 too close to call18 worse

What stands out	Buna	TX
Fewer uninsured adults	14.2%	19.1%
More adults treating high blood pressure	78.8%	74.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	31.3%	12.5%

Altus Lumberton Hospital

20 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageBuna’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby20 miles to an ER · Altus Lumberton Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than TX on 2 of 31

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

SchoolsB

Buna’s schools rank ahead of 59% of Texas districts

Its public schools are run by Buna ISD. Its one school is below.

59%of TX districts it outscoresBSchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Buna J HLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8	Grades 6–8	318	B⁻

Full pageBuna’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsBUNA ISD Every school1 school · Buna J H Questions“Are Buna’s schools good?”

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

HousingCost of living grade B⁻

A typical Buna home is worth about $218K

The typical Buna home is worth about $218,000, up 0.9% in a year, 27% below the Texas typical home.

$218KZillow home value

Typical home value

Buna$218K

Texas$296K

+0.9%

value change, 1 year

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

Prices over the yearsUp 0.9% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.0 years of income Rents$1,155 a month · Median rent

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Buna

Buna has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Buna is 92°F.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter42–63°

Spring57–78°

Summer71–92°

Fall57–80°

Nov 30

typical first frost

Feb 25

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

93°

typical summer high

Full pageBuna’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 40°Rain & snow60″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Buna, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Buna.

67risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes

paid flood claims since 2005

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageBuna’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims13 paid flood claims · Since 2005 Past disasters8 federal disasters · Paid out in Buna Get ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Buna draws in 920 commuters

Most working residents leave Buna for work: only 13% work in town. 28% of Buna residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Buna has added 463 jobs, to 1,018 in 2023.

13%work in town