Rose CityTX
A town of 344.
Is Rose City a good place to live?
Rose City’s median age is 53.4 years, where Texas’ towns sit at 35.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Rose City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
344 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Spindletop and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rose City. Close and well known come first.
6 mi LandmarkSpindletop
in town National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year5 mi MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
3 mi MuseumEdison Museum
3 mi MuseumArt Museum of Southeast Texas
4 mi MuseumBabe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor CenterPhoto 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 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Moving to Rose City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rose 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rose City.
Very high risk in Rose City, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 84 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rose City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Rose City, expect mild winters and hot summers
Rose City has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Rose City’s July high is 92°F, below the Texas town median (95°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rose City has 0.9 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Rose City for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Rose City is $46,000. The top destinations are Beaumont (24%), Vidor (15%) and Houston (9%).
| Rose City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in Rose City
7 crimes were reported in Rose City in 2025: 7 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Rose City is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Rose City is
Rose City beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Rose City.
| Rose City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rose City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Rose City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Thicket National Preserve | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rose City stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its households who own their home
97% of Rose City households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rose City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rose City
About 4 of every 100 Rose City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Rose City
Place in Texas, United States
Rose City is a town three miles northeast of Beaumont in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 326 at the 2020 census, down from 502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 409
Questions about Rose City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rose City, TX a good place to live?
Rose City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.