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Metro Life Score

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

54.9
Life Score / 100
B
Grade (curved)
#124
of 387 metros
68%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Beaumont ranks #124 of 387 US metros, ahead of 68% - carried by its rent (81/100) and held back most by environment (8/100).

81
strongest: Rent
78
then: Childcare
8
weakest: Environment
7
weighted dimensions

Where Beaumont sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

55 68th percentile higher than 68% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 16 US metros (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 46 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Below this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). Below this entry. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). This entry sits in this band. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 65–70: 12 US metros (3%). Above this entry. 70–75: 3 US metros (1%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Beaumont Life Score

Beaumont's composite score of 54.9 out of 100, a grade of B, places the metro at rank #124 of 387, ahead of 68% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Rent (81/100) and Childcare (78/100), which pull the composite upward, while Environment (8/100) and Safety (35/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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: 14.7:1 ratio, 11.4% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX). Ranks #121-#127 below.

Dimension detail

How Beaumont scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 75/100 (20%)
Wages 53/100 (20%)
Rent 81/100 (15%)
Safety 35/100 (15%)
Schools 36/100 (10%)
Childcare 78/100 (10%)
Environment 8/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

90.0
Cost Index (RPP)
$64,482
Avg Median Salary
$1,103
2BR Fair Market Rent
395
Violent Crime/100K (TX)
14.7:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$7,566
Infant Childcare/yr (TX)
70
Superfund Sites (TX)
154,920
Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Beaumont outranks 68% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#121 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 55.0 B
#122 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 55.0 B
#123 Tulsa, OK 55.1 B
#124 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 54.9 B
#125 Tallahassee, FL 54.9 B
#126 Jackson, MS 54.8 B
#127 Sebring, FL 54.8 B

TX Metro Scores

Texarkana, TX-AR A- 60.7 Waco, TX B+ 58.2 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX B+ 57.6 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX B 55.0 Wichita Falls, TX B 53.9 Eagle Pass, TX B 53.4

Using Beaumont's Life Score

Beaumont is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

  • Its strongest dimension is rent (81/100) and its weakest is environment (8/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Beaumont head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Beaumont lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

Scores summarize federal data at the metro level; crime, schools and cost vary widely within a single metro.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Beaumont's biggest strengths? ▼
Beaumont's strongest dimensions are Rent (81/100), Childcare (78/100), Cost of Living (75/100). Rent is top-tier nationally.
What are Beaumont's weakest areas? ▼
Beaumont's lowest-scoring dimensions are Environment (8/100), Safety (35/100), Schools (36/100). Environment weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Beaumont compared to the national average? ▼
Beaumont's Regional Price Parity is 90.0 (10.0% less than national); rent RPP 70.9.
What is the average salary in Beaumont? ▼
Beaumont median salary: $64,482, 154,920 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, General and Operations Managers, Retail Salespersons.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Beaumont's 54.9/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

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All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.