Best PlacesHeart of the City, Beaumont, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heart of the City, Beaumont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Heart of the City, Beaumont ranks 5,600th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Heart of the City, Beaumont
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Heart of the City, Beaumont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Heart of the City, Beaumont ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$624 a month, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Heart of the City, Beaumont ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Heart of the City, Beaumont
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heart of the City, Beaumont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,717, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Heart of the City, Beaumont's effective rate of 0.97%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Heart of the City, Beaumont
Heart of the City, Beaumont runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Heart of the City, Beaumont.
Who works in Heart of the City, Beaumont, and how
Work in Heart of the City, Beaumont centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Heart of the City, Beaumont
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Heart of the City, Beaumont, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Heart of the City, Beaumont, month by month
Heart of the City, Beaumont sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Heart of the City, Beaumont
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Heart of the City, Beaumont
Schools across Heart of the City, Beaumont average an F, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fletcher ElD− · 15% proficient
- Charlton-pollard ElF · 9% proficient
- Pietzsch/mac Arthur ElF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- M L King MiddleF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaumont United H SD− · 13% proficient
- Pathways Learning CtrF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heart of the City, Beaumont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heart of the City, Beaumont measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Heart of the City, Beaumont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Heart of the City, Beaumont
Is Heart of the City, Beaumont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heart of the City, Beaumont ranks 5,600th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Heart of the City, Beaumont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $81,750. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $55,717 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Heart of the City, Beaumont safe?
Heart of the City, Beaumont is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $827 per resident a year.
Compare Heart of the City, Beaumont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heart of the City, Beaumont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heart of the City, Beaumont represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Heart of the City, Beaumont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heart of the City, Beaumont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heart of the City, Beaumont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heart of the City, Beaumont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heart of the City, Beaumont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heart of the City, Beaumont detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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