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Mount Enterprise is a tiny town of 357 people in Rusk County, Texas. It's about 42 miles from Longview, TX and 136 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 $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
357people
$196kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 357
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 240 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Dallas, TX
- 42 mi to Longview, TX
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% 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
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (814 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to GGG airport
- 139 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.