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Hudson vs Lufkin

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (6.7× in Lufkin) and work in town (+39.2 pts in Lufkin).

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Hudson, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,104 people

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Lufkin, TXA history townTexas · 34,251 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

HudsonKnown for its schools

Schools#56 for schools in TXof 583 towns Health79% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Hudson →

LufkinA history town

HistorySettled in 188436 places on the National Register Work25,843 jobsbased in Lufkin, a regional job hub

Outdoors#193 most conserved land in TX1.1 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves All about Lufkin →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Lufkin is the bigger place

Lufkin 34,251Hudson 5,104

Work in town+39.2 pts

More of Lufkin’s workers stay in town

Lufkin 46.1%Hudson 6.9%

Jobs per worker2.5×

Lufkin is more of a job hub

Lufkin 1.91Hudson 0.77

Lufkin has the more walkable street grid

Lufkin 49.5Hudson 24.5

Homeowners+19.7 pts renters

Hudson has more renters

Lufkin 51.6%Hudson 31.9%

Typical home built22 yrs

Lufkin’s homes are older

Hudson 2003Lufkin 1981

★ What stands out · Report cards

Hudson places higher on 13 of 19 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–HudsonNot graded DLufkinSafer than 13% of U.S. towns

Schools

AHudsonBetter than 88% of districts in the state B−LufkinBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

C−HudsonHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns DLufkinHealthier than 9% of U.S. towns

13Hudson

6Lufkin

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #608#337 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #56#227 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #566#383 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #319#484 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #590#428 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #310#452 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #222#351 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #438#564

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Hudson’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Lufkin

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Hudson$1,100/mo

Typical home $172K (Census) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $1,114/mo · Housing →

Lufkin$1,350/mo

Typical home $211K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.42% · or rent about $1,079/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Lufkin and Hudson.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Hudson and Lufkin share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HudsonLufkin

Hudson ↔ Lufkin3.3 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

803 Hudson residents work in Lufkin (40.5% of its workers)

251 Lufkin residents work in Hudson (1.9% of its workers)

Work & commute in Hudson →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

HudsonLufkin

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th 29th

Outdoors & history

HudsonLufkin

Conserved land—3.5%

Settled—1884

National Register places—36

Archive photos—12

Community

HudsonLufkin

Library hours a week—48 hrs

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Texas average

HudsonLufkin

People

Population 5,104Lowest 34,251Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.5%Highest TX: +15.9% -2.6%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 30.1±5.8Lowest 15% below TX 34.6±1.9Highest about the TX average

Lufkin and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 32.4%±8.5Highest TX: 25% 27.2%±2.1Lowest TX: 25%

Hudson and Lufkin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.5%±4.5Lowest TX: 13.4% 15.2%±1.4Highest TX: 13.4%

Lufkin and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Lowest TX: 33.8% 21.8%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±2.5Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.3%±1Highest TX: 6.2%

Lufkin and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,406±$11kLowest 41% below TX $57,048±$6kHighest 27% below TX

Lufkin and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,700±$58kLowest 39% below TX $179,600±$10kHighest 37% below TX

Lufkin and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,114±$45Highest 21% below TX $1,079±$49Lowest 23% below TX

Hudson and Lufkin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,416Lowest 43% below TX $2,559Highest 40% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.7%±24.3Highest TX: 51.7% 52.7%±6.4Lowest TX: 51.7%

Hudson and Lufkin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 11.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 18%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 31.9%Lowest TX: 62.6% 51.6%Highest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 11 yrs newer than TX 1981Lowest 11 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 21% below TX 17 minLowest 36% below TX

Work from home 7.6%±5.1Highest TX: 14.4% 6.9%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%

Hudson and Lufkin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 6.9%Lowest 46.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.77Lowest 1.91Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Lufkin (41%)Nacogdoches (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 41% work in Lufkin2% work in Hudson

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 11Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 24.5Lowest 49.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #56 of 583 in TX #227 of 583 in TX

School district HUDSON ISDPINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY · CENTRAL ISD

High school in town Hudson H SLufkin H S

Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Highest 11.9Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.