Best PlacesTruce, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Truce, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Truce ranks 14,486th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Truce
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.
Truce's strengths and weaknesses
Where Truce ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Household income$103,472 median, better than 87% of towns
Where Truce ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Truce
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Truce home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,472, 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 Truce's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Truce
Truce runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Truce.
Who works in Truce, and how
Work in Truce centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Truce
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Truce.
What the weather is like in Truce, month by month
Truce sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Truce
The nearest airport, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Truce
Schools across Truce average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bowie IntC+ · 37% proficient
- Jacksboro ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jacksboro MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Bowie J HC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Jacksboro H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Bowie H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Truce school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Truce 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 Truce against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Truce
Is Truce a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Truce ranks 14,486th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on civic engagement and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Truce expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,200. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $103,472 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Truce safe?
Truce is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
Compare Truce with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Truce. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Truce 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.
Truce detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Truce: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Truce: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Truce: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Truce: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Truce 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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