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A town of 4,735, settled in 1858. 2.7 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
The median household income is $55K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line. Overall it grades C−, ranked 409th of 640 in Texas. It reports less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns and it has 10 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. 14% of the land in Jacksboro is conserved, above both Texas’ towns (1.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 1 of Texas’ 791 towns do better. Jacksboro has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fort Richardson and Jack County Courthouse.
Where Jacksboro beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Jacksboro is from typical.
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Fort Richardson is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 387 in 1880, 4,184 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jacksboro, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Jacksboro.
Jacksboro fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
At 1.3 miles per square mile, Jacksboro’s trail density is above both the Texas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway | 8 mi | 657 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Jacksboro ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Jacksboro H S, with 321 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksboro ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 442 | B |
| Jacksboro H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 321 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Against the 7,426 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jacksboro’s, it is less healthy than 65%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
21% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Jacksboro. Jacksboro beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in Jacksboro.
| Jacksboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jacksboro | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.5% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 18% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical value, about $196K, is 8% below its September 2022 peak.
The typical Jacksboro home is worth about $196,000, down 1.6% in a year, 34% below the Texas typical home. The median rent in Jacksboro is $760 a month.
| Jacksboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $760 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 9.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 89% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 26 to 11 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Jacksboro’s violent crime rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Jacksboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About one in 4 of Jacksboro’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Jacksboro fell to 1,232 in 2023, 225 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fort Worth (7%), Graham (3%) and Wichita Falls (2%).
| Jacksboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Bridgeport weather station, 22 miles away, records that about 101 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.9°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.8°.
Jacksboro has mild winters and hot summers. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Jacksboro | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 32°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Jacksboro since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Jacksboro; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Jacksboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
2 places in Jacksboro on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Jacksboro.
City in Texas, United States
Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, in the United States. Its population was 4,184 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highways 281 and 380, and Texas State Highways 114 and 199 intersect at Jacksboro, which is the county seat of Jack County.
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Jacksboro grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #409 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, A− for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 2.9 years of the area's median household income ($68,079 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
7 notable people were born here, including Anthony 'Scooter' Teague and Don Massengale.
