Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Texas

Hardin County

ZIP 77657

57,126 residents369 permits TTM$72,532 median HHI9 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$188,200

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

7.0%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

16.7%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+1.98%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

369

Census BPS

Climate risk

69.6

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 77657

Median home value

$270,225

Gross yield

4.6%

Cap rate

4.5%

Rent gap

2.8%

Affordability

P/I: 3.7R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: $1,040Rent: $1,011Gap: 2.9%
ZIP code breakdown9 ZIP codes

Numbers repeat across most ZIPs in this county

ZIP-level home-value data isn't published for rural areas. Federal sources (Census ACS, HUD non-metro FMR) are available at the county level only, so home-value, cap-rate, and rent-gap numbers use the county estimate for every ZIP in the county.

ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
77585$188,200county est.$1,0306.6%6.4%1.8%
77376$188,200county est.$1,0907.0%6.4%7.3%
77519$188,200county est.$1,0306.6%6.4%1.8%
77374$188,200county est.$1,0306.6%6.4%1.8%
77656$169,560$1,0107.1%7.2%-0.1%

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Demographics

Owner-occupied

82.5%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

11.9%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

20.8%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

41.1%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

39.3

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026