CushingTX
The town was settled in 1902 and has 584 residents today.
Is Cushing a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Cushing, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Cushing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
584 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cushing: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cushing, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cushing.
Zillow puts the typical Cushing home at about $224K
The share of households in Cushing who are owner-occupiers: 83%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.9% in value. The rent at the middle of the market for Cushing comes to $950 a month.
| Cushing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $950 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Cushing’s working residents commute to Nacogdoches
Most working residents leave Cushing for work: only 7% work in town. In Cushing, the typical journey to work is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Nacogdoches (32%), Lufkin (10%) and Houston (6%). Jobs in Cushing grew by 123 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 184.
| Cushing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Cushing, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts two fifths of Cushing’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Cushing households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. The town’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 36 of 100.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Cushing is
Among adults in Cushing, 25% get no exercise outside work. Of 31 CDC measures, Cushing beats the Texas average on 6 and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults here: 75% had a checkup this year, 24% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Cushing | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cushing | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.5% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cushing
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cushing; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Cushing residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Cushing
City in Texas, United States
Cushing is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States. The population was 557 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 410 ft
- ZIP code
- 75760
- Area code
- 936
Questions about Cushing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cushing, TX a good place to live?
Cushing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.