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Rose Hill AcresTX

A town of 329.

Is Rose Hill Acres a good place to live?

Rose Hill Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

329 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
BeaumontBeaumontRose Hill Acres
Nearby attractions

Big Thicket National Preserve and 11 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rose Hill Acres. Close and well known come first.

All 12 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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

Getting set up

Moving to Rose Hill Acres: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Rose Hill Acres, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLumberton MUDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rose Hill Acres’ trash rules yet
SchoolsLumberton 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 hereHardin County Early Voting ClerkHardin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2024
ZIP code7765777657 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 Rose Hill Acres.

Work & commute

With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Rose Hill Acres work out of town

For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. Jobs in Rose Hill Acres fell by 31 from 2013 to 2023, to 21. Rose Hill Acres’ average commute is 37 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Beaumont (35%), Lumberton (8%) and Houston (8%).

0%work in town
Rose Hill AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work37 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$82,000$69,000$80,000
Below the poverty line11%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Rose Hill Acres0%
Beaumont35%
Lumberton8%
Houston8%
Silsbee4%
13 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Rose Hill Acres
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

A larger share of households live in a home they own in Rose Hill Acres than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

The typical Rose Hill Acres home is worth about $230,000, up 0.7% in a year, 23% below the Texas typical home.

$230KZillow home value

Typical home value

Rose Hill Acres$230K
Texas$296K
+0.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Rose Hill Acres

Rose Hill Acres’ typical July afternoon high is 92°F, below the Texas town median (95°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter43–64°
Spring58–79°
Summer72–92°
Fall59–80°
Nov 30
typical first frost
Feb 25
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Rose Hill Acres, with inland flooding at the top

Expected losses in Rose Hill Acres break down as 45% from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes. For Rose Hill Acres, the risk rating from FEMA is 64 of 100. The town has had 165 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
165
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Rose Hill Acres is

CDC measures, 31 in all: Rose Hill Acres beats Texas on 10 and trails on 3. Rose Hill Acres: 31% of adults have obesity. Among adults in the town, 22% get no exercise outside work and 17% say their health is fair or poor.

Rose Hill AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)31%37%35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)22%30%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)17%24%19%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%17%16%
31 measures vs. Texas
10 better18 too close to call3 worse
What stands outRose Hill AcresTX
Fewer uninsured adults9.2%19.1%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.3%19.3%
More adults who have had cancer9.7%6.1%
Altus Lumberton Hospital
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Rose Hill Acres has set aside 2.7% of its land for conservation

One park or preserve covers 17 acres in Rose Hill Acres.

2.7%conserved
2.7%
conserved · 7 of 258 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Big Thicket National Preserve—17

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rose Hill Acres

16pages on Rose Hill Acres
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Rose Hill Acres

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rose Hill Acres for work

Where Rose Hill Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

35% → Beaumont Beaumont 35% 8% → Lumberton Lumberton 8% 8% → Houston Houston 8% 4% → Silsbee Silsbee 4% 4% → Port Arthur Port Arthur 4% 3% → Evadale Evadale 3% Rose Hill Acres · 0% stay
21jobs based in Rose Hill Acres
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rose Hill Acres

City in Texas, United States

Rose Hill Acres is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 325 at the 2020 census, down from 441 at the 2010 census. The city consists of two residential neighborhoods situated between Beaumont and Lumberton. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rose Hill Acres has a small government structure led by Mayor David Lang. Rose Hill Acres is served by the Lumberton Independent School District and the Lumberton Municipal Utility District.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
23 ft
Area code
409

Questions about Rose Hill Acres

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rose Hill Acres, TX a good place to live?

Rose Hill Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.