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Jacksonville is a big small town of 14,325 people in Cherokee County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Tyler, TX and 105 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $908 a month.
14,325people
$120kTypical home
$908/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,325
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 946 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Dallas, TX
- 25 mi to Tyler, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$755/mo)
- Median rent $908/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (722 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TYR airport
- 111 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+63 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk