Humid subtropical
Rusk, Texas
Cherokee County, Texas · Population 5.3k · 538 ft elevation
Living in Rusk
Rusk has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and mild winters (January lows around 38°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 106 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 35 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rusk at a glance
- Population
- 5.3k
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- Average daily high
- 75°F76th percentile
- Average daily low
- 56°F85th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,972 hrs65th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3513th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $876/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.41%70th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.00th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 161 per 100k47th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 501 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1818th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 38°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 60°F | 41°F | 4.3″ | — | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 48°F | 4.5″ | — | 215 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 55°F | 4.0″ | — | 253 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 63°F | 4.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 70°F | 4.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 73°F | 3.4″ | — | 337 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 72°F | 3.4″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 67°F | 3.7″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Oct | 77°F | 57°F | 4.7″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Nov | 66°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 58°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | — | 180 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology