Cost of living in Lake Cherokee, Texas
Lake Cherokee, Texas has about 3,093 people. Typical rent is $930 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $91,855 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $930 a month.
Lake Cherokee is a Census community, not a separate city government in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $91,855 a year.
- People
- 3,093
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $930
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $91,855
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $345,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,205
- Rusk County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Lake Cherokee, Texas has about 3,093 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $345,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Rusk County is $1,205 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Cherokee. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Longview, TX metro area, prices sit at 89.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lake Cherokee's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lake Cherokee's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Texas averaged $2.76 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 628 have higher typical rent than Lake Cherokee.
Nearby places
- Lakeport
Typical rent $1,263
Compare with Lake Cherokee - Tatum
Typical rent $918
Compare with Lake Cherokee - Hallsville
Typical rent $1,255
Compare with Lake Cherokee - Kilgore
Typical rent $1,010
Compare with Lake Cherokee - Longview
Typical rent $1,101
Compare with Lake Cherokee - Henderson
Typical rent $1,007
Compare with Lake Cherokee - White Oak
Typical rent $1,194
- Liberty City
Typical rent $1,218
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Texas
Bigger places in Texas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.