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Country around Mount Enterprise is a rural area of about 2,248 people in Rusk County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Longview, TX and 135 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,248people
$179kTypical home
$1,092/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,248 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Longview, TX
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,126/mo)
- Median rent $1,092/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°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
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GGG airport
- 140 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 515 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rusk County: R+59 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low 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