Vidor ( VY-dər) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Beaumont and Rose City. The town is mainly a bedroom community for the nearby refining complexes in Beaumont and Port Arthur and is part of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 9,789 at the 2020 census.

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How Vidor ranks

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#69Cheapest rent in TX #137Most affordable in TX #153Fewest uninsured in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code77662, 77670

Area code409

Living in Vidor

Housing in Vidor

$186K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Vidor home is worth about $186,000, up 1.8% in a year, 38% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market35

Sold in May6

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Safety in Vidor

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Vidor reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 61% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Vidor 2

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Vidor 19.2

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Work & commute in Vidor

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Most working residents leave Vidor for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Beaumont (25%), Houston (8%) and Port Arthur (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Beaumont

25%

Houston

Port Arthur

Orange

17%Work in townlive and work in Vidor 12 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 4,477Jobs based herebalanced

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Vidor →

Health in Vidor

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

1better than TX·10worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

13.3%Fewer uninsured adultsTX 19.1% · better 8.9%More adults with COPDTX 5.7% · worse

Care nearby

Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont · 8.7 mi · ER

Triangle Area NetworkBeaumont · 8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Vidor · CMS · HRSAHealth in Vidor →

Natural hazards in Vidor

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🌪️ Tornadoes

1,801Does Vidor flood?paid flood claims since 1979 11Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Vidor

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Vidor →

Climate in Vidor

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Vidor has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 42°, and snow is almost unheard of.

64° / 44°Winter

78° / 58°Spring

92° / 73°Summer

80° / 59°Fall

How much snow does Vidor get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Dec 4, with the last in spring around Feb 14.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Vidor →

Schools in Vidor

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B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Vidor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#250Best public schoolsof 583 in TX

DistrictVIDOR ISDSchools6

Oak Forest El B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 671 students Vidor El B+Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 528 students Vidor Middle B-Middle · Grades 5–6 · 653 students Vidor J H BMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 612 students Vidor JjaepMiddle · Grades 8 · 1 students Vidor H S B+High · Grades 9–12 · 1,175 students

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.