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Uvalde vs Jacksonville

329 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.3× in Jacksonville) and street grid (+81% in Uvalde).

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Uvalde, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 15,417 people

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Jacksonville, TXHomes around $221KTexas · 14,325 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

UvaldeOne of the healthiest towns

Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$177K typical home41% below the TX typical home

Outdoors#151 most conserved land in TX0.8 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Uvalde →

JacksonvilleHomes around $221K

Housing$221K typical home26% below the TX typical home College town2 collegesJacksonville College-Main Campus Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Jacksonville →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jacksonville has more miles of trail

Jacksonville 3.4 miUvalde 0.8 mi

Street grid+81%

Uvalde has the more walkable street grid

Uvalde 76.3Jacksonville 42.1

Average commute5 min

Uvalde has the shorter commute

Jacksonville 24 minUvalde 19 min

Jobs per worker+56%

Jacksonville is more of a job hub

Jacksonville 1.25Uvalde 0.80

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Jacksonville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Uvalde$1,180/mo

Typical home $177K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.71% · or rent about $994/mo · Housing →

Jacksonville$1,500/mo

Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Jacksonville and Uvalde.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Jacksonville places higher on 14 of 22 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

C−UvaldeSafer than 23% of U.S. towns CJacksonvilleSafer than 30% of U.S. towns

Schools

DUvaldeBetter than 11% of districts in the state CJacksonvilleBetter than 31% of districts in the state

Health

C−UvaldeHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns DJacksonvilleHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns

8Uvalde

14Jacksonville

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #8#107 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #217#533 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #69#383 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #220#480 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #540#330 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #93#258 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #495#363 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #579#457

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Uvalde’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

UvaldeJacksonville

Snow a year—0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th 27th

Outdoors & history

UvaldeJacksonville

Trails1 mi 3 mi

Conserved land4.9%2.5%

Settled—1872

National Register places5 3

Community

UvaldeJacksonville

Library hours a week44 hrs 39 hrs

Colleges in town1 2

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

329 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UvaldeTX JacksonvilleTX

Uvalde ↔ Jacksonville329 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Texas average

UvaldeJacksonville

People

Population 15,417Highest 14,325Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.4%Highest TX: +15.9% -3.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 34.3±2.8Highest 4% below TX 32.1±3.5Lowest 10% below TX

Uvalde and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.2%±2.9Lowest TX: 25% 29.9%±2.8Highest TX: 25%

Jacksonville and Uvalde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.2%±2.5Highest TX: 13.4% 13.9%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4%

Uvalde and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.1%Lowest TX: 33.8% 21.1%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.9%±2.3Highest TX: 6.2% 4.4%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2%

Uvalde and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,141±$6kLowest 35% below TX $51,375±$6kHighest 35% below TX

Jacksonville and Uvalde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $136,800±$29kHighest 52% below TX $119,800±$12kLowest 58% below TX

Uvalde and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $994±$144Highest 29% below TX $908±$34Lowest 35% below TX

Uvalde and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,334Highest 45% below TX $2,239Lowest 47% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.4%±11.6Lowest TX: 51.7% 52.8%±9.4Highest TX: 51.7%

Jacksonville and Uvalde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 23.9%Lowest TX: 13.8% 26.5%Highest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 60.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 14 yrs older than TX 1980Highest 12 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 30% below TX 24 minHighest 12% below TX

Work from home 5.2%±3.9Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.9%±2.4Highest TX: 14.4%

Jacksonville and Uvalde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 37.5%Highest 32.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Lowest 1.25Highest

Top workplaceoutside town San Antonio (14%)Tyler (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonvilleFew work in Uvalde

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Highest 2.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 3.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5 5

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.3Highest 42.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #540 of 583 in TX #330 of 583 in TX

School district UVALDE CISDJACKSONVILLE ISD

High school in town Uvalde H SJacksonville H S

Students per teacherat that high school 14.5Highest 14.3Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Uvalde neighborsTown Square →

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Port Lavaca11,358 people · $128K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.