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How Beaumont's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Beaumont?
Your $100,000 in Beaumont has the same purchasing power as $118,399 in the average US city. You'd need $18,399 less here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Climate, safety, and walkability indicators.
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Within 10 points of Beaumont's cost index of 84, sorted by closest match.
People moving to Beaumont usually have at least one specific reason. Most of them line up with what the data shows: living costs come in under the us baseline, wage income stays untaxed at the state level, plus 2 more things worth knowing. Here's what's actually on the table.
Beaumont sits at 84 on the composite cost-of-living index — about 16% under the national average. Not the cheapest place in the country, but enough of a discount to notice on rent and groceries every month. Median rent in town runs about $992/mo against a typical household income of $53,745, which is the kind of ratio that leaves room to save.
Wage income in Beaumont isn't taxed at the state level. Texas is one of the few US states with no income tax, which is one of the reasons people relocating from high-tax states tend to land here in the first place.
Beaumont earns a Walk Score of 76/100 — above the US median, with denser neighborhoods scoring higher than the citywide aggregate suggests. A car is still useful for longer trips, but everyday life works on foot for a lot of residents.
The average one-way commute in Beaumont is about 20 minutes — short by US standards (the national average is closer to 27). Over a year of working days, that's hundreds of hours that don't get spent in traffic, which is the kind of thing you notice in the weekend rather than the weekday.
Reasons are pulled from Beaumont's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Almost never. Beaumont's winter average of about 46°F is too warm for snow most years. A measurable snowfall is the kind of event that closes schools and gets photographed for the local paper.
Barely. Winter in Beaumont averages around 46°F — short, mild, mostly an excuse to break out a light jacket. Some plants don't even drop their leaves.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Beaumont averages about 94°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Zone 10, give or take a half-zone. Beaumont's typical winter low puts it in that band on the USDA Hardiness map, which is what nurseries label plants against. Use Zone 10 as your starting filter; the USDA's interactive map is more precise for borderline cases.
Beaumont sits at about 23 feet (7 m) above sea level — low-lying, but with enough cushion that day-to-day life isn't affected by ocean levels.
Atlantic basin storms can form from June 1 to November 30, but the serious ones cluster in August, September, and the first half of October. Residents of Beaumont learn the season's rhythm fast: watch the cone, board up when it's the call, and don't shrug off the slow-mover storms — those are usually the ones that flood.
Higher than average. Beaumont reports about 5,001 incidents per 100,000 residents, above the US average of around 3,500. Citywide numbers are often dragged up by a few hotspots; specific neighborhoods can be very safe in cities that don't look great on paper, and vice versa.
No — your dollar actually goes further here. Beaumont's composite cost-of-living index is 84, roughly 16% under the US average. Housing is usually the biggest driver of the discount.
Yes — Beaumont is one of the more walkable US cities. A Walk Score of 76/100 means most daily errands can be done on foot in most neighborhoods. Many residents go car-free comfortably.
Roughly $59,122 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Beaumont runs about $992/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.