HamshireTX
A town of 1,388, settled in 1897.
Is Hamshire a good place to live?
Hamshire’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 8 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on hazard risk. Hamshire has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hamshire stand out
Where Hamshire beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Hamshire lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 28% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Hamshire grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Hamshire is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hamshire: who provides what
Hamshire is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Hamshire.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Hamshire is higher
At 92 of 100, Hamshire’s FEMA risk score is above both Texas’ towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hamshire’s public schools outperform 57% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Hamshire-Fannett ISD. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Hamshire-Fannett H S, with 633 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamshire-Fannett H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 633 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Hamshire has mild winters and hot summers
Hamshire has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 92°F, Hamshire’s July high is against 95°F in Texas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.5 jobs for every working resident, Hamshire draws in 452 commuters
Most working residents leave Hamshire for work: only 3% work in town. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hamshire. Jobs based in Hamshire grew to 461 in 2023, 176 more than in 2013.
| Hamshire | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Hamshire are worth about $261K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Hamshire home is worth about $261,000, up 4.3% in a year, 12% below the Texas typical home. 92% of Hamshire households own their home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, Hamshire is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Hamshire beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Hamshire | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hamshire | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Spindletop and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamshire. Close and well known come first.
19 mi LandmarkSpindletop
21 mi National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year19 mi MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
21 mi MuseumArt Museum of Southeast Texas
21 mi MuseumBabe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
21 mi MuseumEdison MuseumPhoto 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 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Everything we know about Hamshire
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hamshire; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Hamshire residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
1,388 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Hamshire
Place in Texas, United States
Hamshire ( HAM-shər) is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in western Jefferson County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hamshire had a population of 962. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area and located on State Highway 124 twenty miles southwest of Beaumont.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- ZIP code
- 77622
Questions about Hamshire
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hamshire, TX expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.