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1913
Beaumont is overrun with little newsies. This boy, Vincent Serio, eight years old, is up at 5-00 A.M. daily. 'Have sold…, 1913
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Jefferson County Courthouse
The Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, Texas is one of the tallest courthouses in the state, and is an excellent example of Art Deco architecture. Built in 1931, it is the fourth courthouse built in Jefferson County.
About Beaumont
City in the State of TexasBeaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston (city center to city center). With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, Its metropolitan area was the 10th largest in Texas in 2020, and 130th in the United States. The city of Beaumont was founded in 1838. The pioneer settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas, stimulating development of rice farming in the area; he also …
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Housing in Beaumont
The typical Beaumont home is worth about $175,000, up 3.2% in a year, 42% below the Texas typical home.
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Safety in Beaumont
Safety Grade D-
Beaumont reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
Work & commute in Beaumont
Full picture →45% of Beaumont’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Houston (11%), Port Arthur (5%) and Nederland (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Beaumont
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 15% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Beaumont
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Beaumont
Full climate →Beaumont has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Beaumont
All Beaumont schools →School Grade D
The public schools Beaumont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Beaumont is a college town
Colleges →of Beaumont’s residents are enrolled in college. Lamar University has about 6,879 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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