Best PlacesJeff Davis County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Jeff Davis County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jeff Davis County ranks 2,081st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jeff Davis County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Jeff Davis County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jeff Davis County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of counties
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 93% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where Jeff Davis County ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Jeff Davis County
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jeff Davis County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $60,470; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Jeff Davis County's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jeff Davis County.
Who works in Jeff Davis County, and how
Work in Jeff Davis County centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Jeff Davis County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jeff Davis County.
Is Jeff Davis County growing, and who is moving in?
Jeff Davis County has lost about 20% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Beaumont, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Jeff Davis County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Jeff Davis County, month by month
Jeff Davis County sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 41° | 24° |
| April | 81° | 61° | 41° |
| July | 91° | 76° | 61° |
| October | 78° | 60° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Jeff Davis County
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 120 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 339 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jeff Davis County
Schools across Jeff Davis County average a C−, better than 28% of counties.
Top high schools
- Valentine SchoolB · 35% proficient
- Ft Davis SchoolC+ · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jeff Davis County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jeff Davis County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Jeff Davis County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Jeff Davis County
Is Jeff Davis County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jeff Davis County ranks 2,081st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jeff Davis County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,075. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $60,470 median income, cost of living beats 40% of counties.
Is Jeff Davis County safe?
Jeff Davis County is safer than 12% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $659 per resident a year.
Compare Jeff Davis County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jeff Davis County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jeff Davis County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Jeff Davis County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jeff Davis County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jeff Davis County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jeff Davis County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jeff Davis County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jeff Davis County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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