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A town of 4,751, settled in 1909.
Jourdanton gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $233K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the San Antonio metro’s $76K median household income. It grades B overall, 137th of 640 graded towns in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 76% of the state's. Only 21 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score higher on hazard risk. Jourdanton’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 32 of Texas’ 791 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Jourdanton beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Jourdanton El | 2–5 | 434 |
| Jourdanton Ecc | PK–1 | 259 |
| Jourdanton J H | 6–8 | 362 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Jourdanton is from typical.
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Census counts: 682 in 1920, 4,094 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jourdanton, 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 Jourdanton.
Jourdanton pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Texas (mostly inland flooding) and trades lower home prices for longer drives to work.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of Texas towns; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Jourdanton is 8 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Jourdanton since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $233K.
Its public schools are run by Jourdanton ISD. Two of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdanton ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 434 | B |
| Jourdanton H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 471 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
25% of Jourdanton adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Jourdanton beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 35% of Jourdanton adults get no exercise outside work.
| Jourdanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Jourdanton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 25% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 35.1% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $233K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 38 miles. The typical value, about $233K, is 13% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Jourdanton home is worth about $233,000, down 1.5% in a year, 22% below the Texas typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 41.9°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 96.6°.
Jourdanton has warm winters and hot summers. Jourdanton’s July high is 97°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Jourdanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 42°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jourdanton has about as many jobs (2,163) as working residents, but only 246 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 17.5 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Jourdanton for work: only 13% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Jourdanton. The top destinations are San Antonio (28%), Pleasanton (9%) and Austin (4%).
| Jourdanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jourdanton's reported crime rate is below Texas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 15 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Jourdanton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.6 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Just 9 of its 2,319 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Jourdanton itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Jourdanton | 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. Jourdanton Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Jourdanton; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Jourdanton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Jourdanton ( JUR-dən-tən) is a city in and the county seat of Atascosa County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jourdanton had a population of 4,094. It is part of the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Jourdanton grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #137 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.