Cost of living in Jefferson County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,218 a month.
That HUD number covers Jefferson County, Texas, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $980
- 1 bed
- $986
- 2 bed
- $1,218
- 3 bed
- $1,588
- 4 bed
- $1,944
This county is in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 90.0 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Beaumont · 113,279 people
- Port Arthur · 55,828 people
- Nederland · 18,381 people
- Groves · 16,976 people
- Port Neches · 13,664 people
- Central Gardens · 3,976 people
- Fannett · 1,654 people
- Hamshire · 1,388 people
- Bevil Oaks · 1,133 people