Metro Life Score
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Top-5% composite Life Score — grade A, 95th percentile of the national corpus.
- 63.4
- Life Score / 100
- A
- Grade (curved)
- #19
- of 387 metros
- 95%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Beaumont-Port Arthur is top-5% composite Life Score — #19 of 387 (63.4/100, grade A, 95th percentile). Carried by environment at 84/100; held back most by safety at 37/100.
- 95th
- composite percentile
- #19
- of 387 peers
- 74th
- cost dimension percentile
- 52nd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite
Beaumont-Port Arthur: top-third composite Life Score
Beaumont-Port Arthur clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#19 of 387, 63.4/100, grade A, 95th percentile). Stamps TOP · ENVIRO-LED; cost CHEAP (74th) · wages MID (52nd). Environment at 84/100 carries the lead; Safety (37/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ranks #19 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #99 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 90.0 (rent-RPP 70.9). BLS median salary $64,482, 154,920 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, General and Operations Managers, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,103/mo (studio $892).
FBI UCR (TX): 395 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 11.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX).
Where Beaumont-Port Arthur sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
63 Top 5% higher than 95% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 63.4 is built
Beaumont-Port Arthur's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Beaumont-Port Arthur scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are TX state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Beaumont-Port Arthur With...
Ranking Context
Beaumont-Port Arthur outranks 95% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #16 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 63.5 | A |
| #17 | Lincoln, NE | 63.8 | A |
| #18 | Lewiston, ID-WA | 64.1 | A |
| #19 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 63.4 | A |
| #20 | Alexandria, LA | 63.4 | A |
| #21 | Decatur, AL | 63.4 | A |
| #22 | Idaho Falls, ID | 63.2 | A |
Quality vs. Affordability
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is top 5% highest-quality nationally but only top 26% most affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
TX Metro Scores
Read with Beaumont-Port Arthur
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Beaumont-Port Arthur (TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Alexandria, LA
ABS(composite) peer at 63.4 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Decatur, AL
ABS(composite) peer at 63.4 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
ABS(composite) peer at 63.5 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Idaho Falls, ID
ABS(composite) peer at 63.2 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Rome, GA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 74/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 75/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Beaumont-Port Arthur's top-third Life Score
Beaumont-Port Arthur scores 63.4/100 overall, but Environment (84.2) and Safety (37.3) sit 46.9 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Beaumont-Port Arthur's seven dimensions (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Safety is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Texarkana is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Texarkana
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.