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Nacogdoches, TX bills itself as the oldest town in Texas, a small Piney Woods city wrapped around Stephen F. Austin State University and its roughly 11,000 students. The whole place runs at a college-town pace, with red brick streets and a downtown historic district that's listed on the National Register. SFA sits just east of that core, so students drift easily between campus, the North Street corridor of shops, and the square. The setting is the selling point here: pine forest everywhere, the Lanana Creek Trail tracing an old Indian footpath, Banita Creek Park, and the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, the largest in the state, blooming on campus each spring. The Azalea Trail and the year-round Saturday farmers market on Pearl Street give the town its rhythm.
The strip bordering SFA on the west, lined with shops and apartments and within easy walking distance of class.
Red brick streets and restored storefronts a short walk from campus, full of local character for students who want to be in the middle of things.
A quieter residential stretch just north of campus with houses and smaller complexes, an easy bike from your classroom buildings.
Here's what you need to know about getting around Nacogdoches.
SFA runs the Lumberjack shuttle linking campus lots and nearby housing during the semester. The shuttle covers the gap from student housing to class. There's no large city bus network, so the campus shuttle is the main transit option. Plan around its semester schedule if you rely on it for daily trips.
Campus and the surrounding neighborhoods are walkable and very bike-friendly, so if you live near North Street or downtown you can get to class on foot or two wheels without much fuss. The historic streets are flat and easy to walk, and the Lanana Creek Trail doubles as a green commuting route across town. Plenty of students manage day to day without driving much. The compact core keeps daily life on foot.
A car is still handy for groceries and weekend trips, since the town spreads thin past the campus core and the Piney Woods stretch out in every direction. Many students manage daily life without driving much. Keep parking in mind near campus if you bring a vehicle. A car covers the trips walking and the shuttle can't.
Common questions from students searching for housing.
It's affordable by Texas standards. Near-campus one-bedrooms generally land in the $700 to $1,000 range, and splitting a house with three or four roommates can drop your share well below that. Rentals a bit farther from SFA often run $200 to $300 cheaper per month than the prime North Street spots.
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