Best PlacesSt. Jo, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Jo, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
St. Jo ranks 27,029th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in St. Jo
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.
St. Jo's strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Jo ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
Where St. Jo ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in St. Jo
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Jo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,443, 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 St. Jo's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in St. Jo
St. Jo 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 St. Jo.
Who works in St. Jo, and how
Work in St. Jo centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in St. Jo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across St. Jo.
What the weather is like in St. Jo, month by month
St. Jo sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of St. Jo
The nearest airport, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around St. Jo
Schools across St. Jo average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Muenster ElB · 49% proficient
- Saint Jo ElB− · 40% proficient
- Nocona ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nocona MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Muenster H SA · 68% proficient
- Saint Jo H SB · 50% proficient
- Nocona H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Jo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Jo 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 St. Jo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in St. Jo
Is St. Jo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Jo ranks 27,029th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and civic engagement, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Jo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,294. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $61,443 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is St. Jo safe?
Yes, St. Jo is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare St. Jo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Jo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Jo 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.
St. Jo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Jo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Jo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Jo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Jo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Jo 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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