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Chireno is a tiny town of 589 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas. It's about 74 miles from Shreveport, LA and 134 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $723 a month.
589people
$89kTypical home
$723/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 589
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 314 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Houston, TX
- 74 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$561/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to GGG airport
- 120 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nacogdoches County: R+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk