Living in Jacksboro, TX
Jacksboro is a small town of 4,334 people in Jack County, Texas. It's about 52 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 86 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $760 a month.
4,334people
$260kTypical home
$760/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
283Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 600 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Dallas, TX
- 52 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,638/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (145 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (307 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MWL airport
- 69 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jack County: R+82 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk