Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The typical home is worth about $474K, 4.7 years of the Austin metro’s $100K median household income. Overall it grades B−, 166th among Texas's 640 graded towns. The median household earns $128K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 87% of the country. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 82% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 23% of the land in Jonestown is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On the outdoors, just 56 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do better. Jonestown's schools rank ahead of 81% of Texas towns.
1,834 counted in 2010 and 2,365 in 2020; an estimated 2,687 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12.5% since 2020, after 29% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Jonestown is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,250 in 1990, 2,365 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jonestown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
33 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
6 mi LakeLake Travis
18 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
8 mi Stadium & arenaCedar Park Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaQ2 StadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Cedar Park Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Q2 Stadium: Daniel Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jonestown, 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 Jonestown.
Jonestown has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Texas, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
The typical value, about $474K, is 25% below its June 2022 peak. At about $474K, home values are down 11% in five years, against a rise of 10% across Texas.
94% of Jonestown households own their home, above both the Texas town median (69%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The typical Jonestown home is worth about $474,000, down 3.4% in a year, 60% above the Texas typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 8.5% of its 1,959 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide. Against the 4,730 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jonestown’s, it is healthier than 65%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Jonestown. Jonestown beats the Texas average on 19 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 10% of adults smoke cigarettes in Jonestown.
| Jonestown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jonestown | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.6% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.3 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Jones Brothers Park, at 32 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jones Brothers Park | 0.5 mi | 32 |
| 2. Canyonlands Trail Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 3. Laura Reed Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $441 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1991, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jonestown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,229 working residents takes 35.8 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. 40.5% of workers work from home, against 14.4% across Texas.
Most working residents leave Jonestown for work: only 2% work in town. Jonestown’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. The top destinations are Austin (40%), Round Rock (6%) and Cedar Park (4%).
| Jonestown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $128,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Georgetown Lake weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 112 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.4°.
Jonestown has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Jonestown is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Jonestown | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 37°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
3 within 15 miles of the center of Jonestown
About 2 of every 100 Jonestown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
22.7% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
City in Texas, United States
Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States on the north shore of Lake Travis. The population was 2,365 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Jonestown.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonestown | #166 | B− | D− | B− | A− | A |
| Lago Vista | #81 | B+ | C | B+ | B | A |
| Leander | #27 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Jonestown grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #166 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
