Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Texas

Hardin County

ZIP 77659

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 77659

Median home value

$262,946

Gross yield

5.6%

Buy Box score

0.4

Section 8 gap

20.7%

Affordability

P/I: 3.6R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: $1,220Rent: $1,011Gap: 20.7%
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
77656$169,560$1,0107.1%7.2%-0.1%
77374$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%
77585$188,200county est.$1,0306.6%6.4%1.8%
77663$188,200county est.$1,0206.5%6.4%0.9%
77625$211,218$1,0205.8%5.7%0.9%
77659$262,946$1,2205.6%4.6%17.1%
77657$270,225$1,0404.6%4.5%2.8%

Sort by any column. Click a ZIP for detail. Rent gap: green = HUD FMR above market rent.

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