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Lufkin vs Hudson

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

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Lufkin, TXA history townTexas · 34,251 people

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Hudson, TXKnown for its schoolsTexas · 5,104 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.

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 →

HudsonKnown for its schools

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

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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

6Lufkin

13Hudson

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lufkin’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%

Lufkin$1,350/mo

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

Hudson$1,100/mo

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

Lufkin and Hudson share a border

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

LufkinHudson

Lufkin ↔ Hudson3.3 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

LufkinHudson

Snow a year0″0″

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

Outdoors & history

LufkinHudson

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land3.5%—

Settled1884 —

National Register places36 —

Archive photos12 —

Community

LufkinHudson

Library hours a week48 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

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

LufkinHudson

People

Population 34,251Highest 5,104Lowest

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

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

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

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

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

Age 65+ 15.2%±1.4Highest TX: 13.4% 11.5%±4.5Lowest 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+ 21.8%Highest TX: 33.8% 8.4%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1Highest TX: 6.2% 5.1%±2.5Lowest 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 $57,048±$6kHighest 27% below TX $46,406±$11kLowest 41% 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 $179,600±$10kHighest 37% below TX $171,700±$58kLowest 39% 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 $1,079±$49Lowest 23% below TX $1,114±$45Highest 21% 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 $2,559Highest 40% below TX $2,416Lowest 43% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.7%±6.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 62.7%±24.3Highest 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 18%Highest TX: 13.8% 11.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 6.9%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4% 7.6%±5.1Highest 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 46.1%Highest 6.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Hudson41% work in Lufkin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 0Lowest

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

Schools

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

School district PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY · CENTRAL ISDHUDSON ISD

High school in town Lufkin H SHudson H S

Students per teacherat that high school 11.9Lowest 12.3Highest

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

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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.