NashTX
A town of 4,269, settled in 1906.
Is Nash a good place to live?
Nash grades D overall, 460th among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. Its public schools trail 79% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. In its favor, it reports less crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns. Nash’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
Nash has grown 44% since 2010
2,960 counted in 2010 and 3,814 in 2020; an estimated 4,269 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12% since 2020, after 28.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Nash grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Nash is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Nash: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nash, 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 Nash.
Nash fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
Nash’s typical home value is about $162K
Values rose 7.8% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%. The typical value, about $162K, is 9% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Nash home is worth about $162,000, 45% below the Texas typical home. Nash’s median rent is $919 a month.
| Nash | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $919 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For schools, Nash earns a C−
Its public schools are run by Texarkana ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nash ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 667 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
For health, Nash earns a C−
Against the 6,004 U.S. towns with household incomes like Nash’s, it is less healthy than 57%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
44% of Nash adults sleep under 7 hours. Nash beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 21% of Nash adults report frequent mental distress.
| Nash | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nash | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 16.3% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.8% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nash has mild winters and hot summers
The Texarkana weather station records that about 82 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 90% of Texas places with climate records. July afternoons average 92.6°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 89% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 34.4°.
Nash has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Nash is 93°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Nash | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 34°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Nash’s working residents commute to Texarkana
The average commute for its 1,536 working residents takes 17.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. Jobs based here grew from 621 in 2013 to 2,180.
Most working residents leave Nash for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Nash grew to 2,180 in 2023, 1,559 more than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Nash.
| Nash | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For safety, Nash earns a B
At 13.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Nash faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by tornadoes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nash.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nash. Close and well known come first.
35 mi National Historic SitePresident William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site7K visitors a year
5 mi MuseumAce of Clubs House
34 mi MuseumHistoric Washington State Park
6 mi MuseumMuseum of Regional History
6 mi MuseumFour States Auto MuseumPhoto credits
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ace of Clubs House: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Washington State Park: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Regional History: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Four States Auto Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Nash
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Nash
About 4 of every 100 Nash residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Nash
City in Texas, United States
Nash is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Texarkana. It is part of the Texarkana metropolitan area. The population was 2,960 at the 2010 census, up from 2,169 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 3,814, representing continued population growth as a suburban community.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 351 ft
- ZIP code
- 75569
- Area code
- 903
Nash’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Nash.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash | #460 | D | C | B | C− | C− |
| Texarkana | #625 | D− | C− | D | C | D |
| Wake Village | #464 | D | C− | B | C− | C |
Questions about Nash
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nash, TX a good place to live?
Nash grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #460 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, B for safety and C− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Nash, TX expensive?
That is 2.9 years of the area's median household income ($55,646 across the Texarkana, TX-AR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.