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A town of 10,208, settled in 1888.
Josephine grades C+ overall, ranked 263rd of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $91K. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $275K for a typical one and 3 times the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Josephine’s average trip to work is 49 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Josephine's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Josephine’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 Josephine is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 296 in 1960, 2,119 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1930 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Josephine, 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 Josephine.
Josephine fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
Josephine has 84 jobs for its 1,513 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 49.2 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
0.2% of working residents work locally in Josephine. Since 2013, Josephine has added 77 jobs, to 84 in 2023. 18% of workers work from home in Josephine.
| Josephine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Community ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred B Ellis ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 385 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Josephine beats the Texas average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 21% of Josephine adults binge drink.
| Josephine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Josephine | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.6% | 19.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 21% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons average 94.1°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.7°.
Josephine has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Josephine is 94°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Josephine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 13.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 76% of Texas’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical value, about $275K, is 18% below its August 2022 peak.
Josephine’s median rent is $1,688 a month. Typical home values fell 7.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Josephine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,688 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fountainview Recreational Area | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| 2. Josephine City Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Josephine. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
31 mi Theme parkUniversal Kids Resort
31 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Stadium
17 mi MuseumSouthfork Ranch
31 mi Stadium & arenaGerald J. Ford StadiumCotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Universal Kids Resort: CANthony0125, CC0 · Toyota Stadium: Flavius Constantine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Southfork Ranch: Sf46 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Gerald J. Ford Stadium: Jmcstrav, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Josephine
About 6 of every 100 Josephine residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Josephine is a city in Collin and Hunt Counties, Texas, United States. The population was 2,119 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 10,208 in 2025.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Josephine grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #263 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and C+ for schools. Walkability 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 C−.
