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Country around Chireno is a rural area of about 1,313 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 75 miles from Longview, TX and 131 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 $90k and rent runs about $723 a month.
1,313people
$90kTypical home
$723/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,313 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Houston, TX
- 75 mi to Longview, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$564/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to GGG airport
- 118 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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