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Beeville’s story
167 years in pictures
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1859Beeville is settled
BeevilleTX
A town of 13,412, settled in 1859. A typical home worth about $165K.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
13,412
+6.3% since 2010
Typical home
$165K
−3% in a year
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
31.9
years
Jobs based here
4,749
Balanced
What makes Beeville stand out
The 3 things Beeville does most differently from other towns.
$165Ktypical home
Housing
$165K typical home
45% below the TX typical home
Down 3% in a year.
Outdoors
#62 most walkable in TX
1.4 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves
7.3% of the town is conserved land.
100 U.S. towns● Beeville
Health
80% of U.S. towns are healthier
on CDC estimates
Better than TX on 1 measures, worse on 8.
College town
Coastal Bend College calls Beeville home
College Scorecard · IPEDS
Beeville’s report card
Housing$165K45% below the TX typical homeOutdoors1 miof trails · 7.3% conservedCommute42 miHalf of commuters travel lessHealthC−Healthier than 20% of U.S. townsSafetyC−Less crime than 18% of U.S. townsSchoolsCBeats 28% of TX districtsHazards75/100High risk of storm & flood damageClimate97°/45°Summer high · winter low
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Weather
Forecast →80°
Partly Cloudy
H 0° · L 74°
Local news
All →- RECAP: Thousands of Texans Turn Out in Rural Texas as Hinojosa Joins Pulido and Talaricoginafortexas.com · Aug 23
- Beeville working to fix earthy taste and smell in city tap water after Hill Country inflowsKRIS 6 News Corpus Christi · Aug 13
Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Beeville. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Beeville home is worth about $165K
The typical Beeville home is worth about $165,000, down 3% in a year, 45% below the Texas typical home.
$165KZillow home value
Typical home value
Beeville$165K
Texas$299K
Market temperature
42
days on market
98.5%
sale-to-list price
−3%
value change, 1 year
7
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors
7.3% of Beeville is conserved land
1.4 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves.
7.3%conserved
7.3%
conserved · 297 of 4,069 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
#91
most conserved land in TX
#62
most walkable in TX
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Tyler Park | 0.5 mi | 15 |
| 2. Kobler Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 3. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 190 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Beeville
About one in 3 of Beeville’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (10%), San Antonio (4%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 42 miles.
30%work in town
Where working residents work
In Beeville30%
Corpus Christi10%
San Antonio4%
Houston4%
Austin2%
42 mi
median commute distance
4,749
jobs based in Beeville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns
Beeville beats the Texas average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
C−Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
1 better17 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Beeville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.5% | 19.1% |
Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville
1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
30th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Safety
Less crime per resident than 18% of U.S. towns
Beeville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
C−Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Beeville4.1
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Beeville15.9
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
18th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
14th
percentile among TX towns
53
violent crimes reported in 2025
208
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Schools
Beeville’s public schools outperform 28% of Texas districts
The public schools Beeville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
CSchool Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss El | 1–5 | 574 | C |
| R A Hall El | 1–5 | 463 | B |
| Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center | PK–K | 345 | Not graded |
| St. Mary's Academy Charter School | K–6 | 282 | C+ |
| St. Philips Episcopal School Private | PK–7 | 101 | |
| First Baptist Church School Private | PK–6 | 54 |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduationAll 8 schools →
Natural hazards
High risk, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
17
paid flood claims since 1981
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Beeville has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter47–69°
Spring61–82°
Summer74–95°
Fall62–84°
Dec 8
typical first frost
Feb 17
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Landmarks
5 places in Beeville on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Beeville
City in and county seat of Bee County, Texas, United States
Beeville is a city in Bee County, Texas, United States. Its population of 13,543 at the 2020 census makes it the 207th-largest city in Texas. It is the county seat of Bee County and home to the main campus of Coastal Bend College. The area around the city contains three prisons operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Many of the stately homes, commercial buildings, and schools in the area, including the Bee County Courthouse, were designed by architect William Charles Stephenson, who came to Beeville in 1908 from Buffalo, New York. Beeville is a national Main Street city. Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, and his son Lincoln, lived in the city during the time Rus…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1859
- Population
- 13,669
- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 210 ft
- ZIP code
- 78102, 78104
- Area code
- 361
Beeville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Beeville.
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