Best PlacesJones Prairie, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jones Prairie, 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.
Jones Prairie ranks 25,347th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jones Prairie
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.
Jones Prairie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jones Prairie ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
Where Jones Prairie ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jones Prairie
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jones Prairie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,786, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Jones Prairie's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Jones Prairie
Jones Prairie 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 Jones Prairie.
Who works in Jones Prairie, and how
Work in Jones Prairie centers on health care & social and utilities. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Jones Prairie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jones Prairie.
What the weather is like in Jones Prairie, month by month
Jones Prairie sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Jones Prairie
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jones Prairie
Schools across Jones Prairie average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Cameron MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Rosebud-lott MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Rosebud-lott H SC+ · 37% proficient
- Cameron Yoe H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jones Prairie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jones Prairie 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 Jones Prairie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jones Prairie
Is Jones Prairie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jones Prairie ranks 25,347th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jones Prairie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,500. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $71,786 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Jones Prairie safe?
Jones Prairie is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $729 per resident a year.
Compare Jones Prairie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jones Prairie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jones Prairie 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.
Jones Prairie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jones Prairie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jones Prairie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jones Prairie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jones Prairie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jones Prairie 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.
- 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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