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Country around Cushing is a rural area of about 2,396 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Tyler, TX and 130 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,396people
$125kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,396 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Dallas, TX
- 44 mi to Tyler, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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 51
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GGG airport
- 129 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 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