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Bevil Oaks, Texas

Bevil Oaks is a small town of about 1,000 people in Jefferson County, Texas. It has lost about 4% of its people since 2020. A typical home costs about 2.6 years of the typical household's income, compared with 4.1 across the U.S. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, Houston, is about 72 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
1,042
down 4.1% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$232,700
Jefferson County prices up 9.9% since 2022
Household income
$91,031
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, Beaumont area
90
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
8 miles
Lumberton, TX
To Houston
72 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 10% below the U.S. average in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area.
  • More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.6 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Bevil Oaks itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in townNo public schools inside the town. The nearest high school is West Brook Sr H S, about 7 miles away.
  • A hospital close byAltus Lumberton Hospital in Lumberton, about 8 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityHouston is about 72 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Bevil Oaks meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$232,700U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 9.9%Jefferson County, 2022 to 2025
Typical household income
$91,031U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
93%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$2,764 a yearTexas: $4,232
Homes built before 1940
0%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
1%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
90U.S. average = 100 (the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 9.9% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area, not Bevil Oaks alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
1,0422020: 1,087
Median age
48.8 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
22%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
21%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
33%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
2%U.S.: 6%
College students
6%share of all residents

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Schools, health care and social services (40%); construction (11%); manufacturing (10%)
Work from home
4%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line
8%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Altus Lumberton Hospital, Lumberton, TX, about 8 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

There are no public schools inside Bevil Oaks itself. The nearest public high school is West Brook Sr H S, about 7 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Texas's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with any internet subscription
92%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
42°F
July average high
92°F
Days 90°F or hotter
95 a year
Nights at or below freezing
13 a year
Rain and melted snow
63.2 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
25 feet

Weather stations: Beaumont Rsch Ctr (6 miles away) and Lumberton (9 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Altus Lumberton Hospital, Beaumont, Houston.

Jefferson County is in a metro area of 250,000 to 1 million people (USDA rural-urban code 2, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Big Thicket National Preserve1 mile

Read about Bevil Oaks's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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  • Rose City, TX344 people, 14 miles
  • Pine Forest, TX504 people, 14 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.