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Cushing is a tiny town of 784 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas. It's about 44 miles from Tyler, TX and 131 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 $153k and rent runs about $950 a month.
784people
$153kTypical home
$950/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 784
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Dallas, TX
- 44 mi to Tyler, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GGG airport
- 130 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.