Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,952.
Jones Creek’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of Texas’ 999 towns score lower on walkability. Jones Creek's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. Durazno Plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jones Creek has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jones Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Jones Creek is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Jones Creek, 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 Jones Creek.
Most working residents leave Jones Creek for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Jones Creek grew to 83 in 2023, 54 more than in 2013. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Jones Creek, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Jones Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Brazosport ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| S F Austin ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 189 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 124 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jones Creek.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Jones Creek home is worth about $218,000, up 5.5% in a year, 27% below the Texas typical home. 92% of households own their home in Jones Creek, against 69% in Texas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Jones Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,086 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jones Creek has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Jones Creek is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jones Creek beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Jones Creek.
| Jones Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Jones Creek | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 62.7% | 57.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.9% | 74.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Jones Creek’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Jones Creek | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jones Creek
About 3 of every 100 Jones Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Village in Bazoria County, Texas, United States
Jones Creek is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,975 at the 2020 census. It is the first location in Texas where Stephen F. Austin settled.
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Not for the area. That is 2.6 years of the area's median household income ($82,168 across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.