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Lake Cherokee is a small town of 3,093 people in Rusk County, Texas. It's about 13 miles from Longview, TX and 127 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $930 a month.
3,093people
$345kTypical home
$930/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,093
- Part of a metro area
- About 252 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Dallas, TX
- 13 mi to Longview, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,176/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 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 57
- 19% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to GGG airport
- 132 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 381 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 144 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Texas districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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