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Lufkin is a small city of 34,251 people in Angelina County, Texas. It's about 77 miles from Tyler, TX and 113 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 $180k and rent runs about $1k a month.
34,251people
$180kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,251
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,001 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Houston, TX
- 77 mi to Tyler, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy 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
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,028 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to GGG airport
- 99 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 285 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Angelina County: R+52 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk