JoshuaTX
A town of 9,352, settled in 1881. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
Is Joshua a good place to live?
Joshua grades B− overall, ranked 190th of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools rank ahead of 82% of Texas towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $352K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Joshua's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Joshua, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Joshua City Park, at 21 acres.
What makes Joshua stand out
Where Joshua beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| A G Elder El | PK–5 | 670 |
| Plum Creek El | PK–5 | 446 |
| H D Staples El | PK–5 | 406 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Joshua has grown 58% since 2010
5,910 counted in 2010 and 7,891 in 2020; an estimated 9,352 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 18.3% since 2020, after 33.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Joshua grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Joshua is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
AT&T Stadium and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Joshua. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
27 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
27 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter StadiumPhoto credits
AT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Joshua: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Joshua, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Joshua.
Joshua fares better on crime within Texas than nationally, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and pairs an A− for schools with high home prices.
Joshua’s grade for schools is an A−
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $352K.
Its public schools are run by Joshua ISD. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Joshua H S, with 1,313 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A G Elder ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 670 | A− |
| Joshua H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,313 | B |
| Joshua H S Ninth Grade CampusTop results in townGrades 9 | Grades 9 | 467 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most of Joshua’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 1,767 in 2013 to 2,474.
Most working residents leave Joshua for work: only 6% work in town. The average trip to work in Joshua is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Joshua grew to 2,474 in 2023, 707 more than in 2013.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tornadoes leads a low hazard risk in Joshua
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Joshua.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime per resident in Joshua is lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
At 10.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 86% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 9 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Joshua’s property crime rate is 5.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Joshua has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
2.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Joshua City Park | 0.1 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Joshua has mild winters and hot summers
The Burleson weather station records that about 98 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.7°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.7°.
Joshua has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Joshua’s grade for cost of living is a D
82.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.7% across Texas.
The typical Joshua home is worth about $352,000, about the same as a year ago, 19% above the Texas typical home. 63% of households own their home in Joshua.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,361 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer young adults than Texas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide). 29% of Joshua residents are under 18. Joshua has grown 18% since 2020, to 9,352 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.7 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.7 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Joshua | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.3% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.8% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.1% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
On CDC estimates, Joshua is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Joshua beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Joshua | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 36% |
| What stands out | Joshua | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.2% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Joshua
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Joshua
About 4 of every 100 Joshua residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
94% of working residents leave Joshua for work
Where Joshua’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Joshua
City in Texas, United States
Joshua is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,891 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1881
- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 928 ft
- ZIP code
- 76058
- Area code
- 817
Joshua’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Joshua.
Questions about Joshua
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Joshua, TX a good place to live?
Joshua grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #190 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, B+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Joshua, TX expensive?
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.