Jefferson County · Texas · South · 113k residents
Beaumont, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Beaumont: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,415/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,415/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.9%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Beaumont's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
34/100
Steady
Ranks Beaumont's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $166,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $885/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,149/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,415/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 22.7/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $124,470 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $81,180 |
| Wage: General manager | $97,470 |
| Wage: Customer service | $37,980 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,630 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $54,900 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,380 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,810 |
| Cost of living index | 83 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $56,997 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 113k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 96/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 43°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | +2.2% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +0.7% |
| Rent MoM | -0.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.1% |
| Building permits YoY | -20.3% |
| Ocean coast | 17 mi |
| Big lake | 71 mi |
| Mountains | 313 mi |
| Major airport | 74 mi |
| Ski resort | 617 mi |
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- Is Beaumont a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,415/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Beaumont, TX?
- Beaumont indexes at 83 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,149/mo and a acs median home value of $166,400.
- How much does a house cost in Beaumont?
- The acs median home value in Beaumont is $166,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Beaumont?
- A two-bedroom in Beaumont rents for about $1,149/mo.