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Nacogdoches is a small city of 32,197 people in Nacogdoches County, Texas. It's about 62 miles from Tyler, TX and 134 miles from Houston, 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 $186k and rent runs about $964 a month.
32,197people
$186kTypical home
$964/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,197
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Houston, TX
- 62 mi to Tyler, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,173/mo)
- Median rent $964/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (295 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,642 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 24% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GGG airport
- 120 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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