What is the cost of living in Beaumont-Port Arthur?

Beaumont-Port Arthur has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 90.0, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 70.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,103/month.

What is the median salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur?

The median salary in Beaumont-Port Arthur is $64,482 annually (mean: $67,808). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, General and Operations Managers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Beaumont-Port Arthur?

The violent crime rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area is 395 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2058 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Beaumont-Port Arthur?

The state of TX has 9,061 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Charter schools make up 11.4% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Beaumont-Port Arthur?

Infant center-based childcare in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area averages $7,566 per year. Preschool averages $6,926/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Beaumont-Port Arthur a good place to relocate?

Beaumont-Port Arthur has a Life Score of 62.6/100 (C), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Beaumont-Port Arthur in the top decile of scored metros, a genuinely strong all-around profile.

Where does Beaumont-Port Arthur sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks #139 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

BEA RPP 90.0 ranks #99 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

90.0
Cost index (US=100): $1,103
2BR rent / mo: $64,482
Median salary: 54.3
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks #139 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (54.3/100), with its strongest marks in climate and housing.

#139
of 387 US metros · Above median: 31,290,831
metro-area population: 395
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 9,061
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: low hazard (6/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks #139 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 90.0 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,103/mo, median salary $64,482; LiveAbility Score 54.3/100, strongest in climate and housing.

Signature: BEA RPP 90.0 ranks #99 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 90.0 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,103/mo.

LiveAbility 54.3/100 keeps Beaumont-Port Arthur in the middle third (#139 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area is 154,920.

Beaumont-Port Arthur vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

54 Top 36% higher than 64% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Beaumont-Port Arthur housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA; housing RPP 70.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,103/mo.

Studio

$892

/month

1 Bedroom

$898

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,103

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,446

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,732

/month

Beaumont-Port Arthur wages and employment

Beaumont-Port Arthur posts 154,920 total employment with median salary $64,482 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$64,482

Mean Salary

$67,808

Total Employment

154,920

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,630
General and Operations Managers	$97,470
Retail Salespersons	$29,810
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$23,510
Construction Laborers	$44,240

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Beaumont-Port Arthur area from NCES.

Schools

9,061

Enrollment

5,491,723

Student:Teacher

14.7:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Beaumont-Port Arthur area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,566

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,109

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,926

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Beaumont-Port Arthur's composite Life Score is 62.6/100 (C), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

75/100

Strong

Wages

53/100

Average

Rent

81/100

Elite

Crime

35/100

Below average

Schools

36/100

Below average

Childcare

78/100

Strong

Environment

84/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

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Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks #139 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 54.3/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (93/100)

Climate

93
Housing

81
Cost of living

75
Schools

64
Job market

53
Safety

35
Air quality

10
Low hazard

6

What this shows Beaumont-Port Arthur's strongest dimensions are climate and housing; its weakest among scored dims is low hazard at 6/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Beaumont-Port Arthur on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Beaumont-Port Arthur on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Beaumont-Port Arthur cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Beaumont-Port Arthur wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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