Best PlacesOld Town, Beaumont, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Town, 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.
Old Town, Beaumont ranks 5,012th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Old Town, 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.
Old Town, Beaumont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Town, 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
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Old Town, Beaumont ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old Town, Beaumont
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Town, Beaumont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,474, 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 Old Town, Beaumont's effective rate of 1.68%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Town, Beaumont
Old Town, Beaumont's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Old Town, Beaumont.
Who works in Old Town, Beaumont, and how
Work in Old Town, Beaumont centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Old Town, Beaumont
Old Town, Beaumont has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 43 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Old Town, Beaumont and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old Town, Beaumont, month by month
Old Town, 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 Old Town, Beaumont
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Town, Beaumont
Schools across Old Town, Beaumont average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fletcher ElD− · 15% proficient
- Caldwood ElD− · 13% proficient
- Fehl-price ElF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Odom MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- M L King MiddleF · 8% proficient
- Smith MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Beaumont Isd Early College H SB+ · 53% proficient
- West Brook Sr H SC− · 26% proficient
- Beaumont United H SD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Town, Beaumont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Town, 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 Old Town, Beaumont against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old Town, Beaumont
Is Old Town, Beaumont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Town, Beaumont ranks 5,012th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Town, Beaumont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,715. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $73,474 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Old Town, Beaumont safe?
Old Town, Beaumont is safer than 14% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $959 per resident a year.
Compare Old Town, Beaumont with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Town, Beaumont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Town, 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.
Old Town, Beaumont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Town, Beaumont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Town, Beaumont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Town, Beaumont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Town, Beaumont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Town, 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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