ChinaTX
A town of 1,343, settled in 1893.
Is China a good place to live?
China’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 21 of Texas’ 999 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. China has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,343 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How China grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far China is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Spindletop and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around China. Close and well known come first.
16 mi LandmarkSpindletop
8 mi National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year15 mi MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
14 mi MuseumBabe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
14 mi MuseumEdison Museum
14 mi MuseumArt Museum of Southeast TexasPhoto 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 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0
Moving to China: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in China, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in China.
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in China
Since 2013, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in China.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
China’s schools rank ahead of 67% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Hardin-Jefferson ISD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| China ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 600 | B+ |
| New AeLargest public high schoolGrades 12 | Grades 12 | 3 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of China’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave China for work: only 1% work in town. At 29 minutes, China’s average trip to work is above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). China’s median household income is $55,000.
| China | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
China has mild winters and hot summers
China has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. At 92°F, China’s July high is below Texas’ towns (95°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of China are less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
China beats the Texas average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in China.
| China | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | China | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.9% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in China sell for about $260K
82% of China households own their home.
| China | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $950 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
China has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chucky Seaman Memorial Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about China
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of China; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 China residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave China for work
Where China’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About China
City in Texas, United States
China is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,260 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 77613
- Area code
- 409
Questions about China
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is China, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $187,000, 37% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.