TX area data
Josephine, TX
Josephine, TX.
Population: 885 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Josephine, TX is $242,500. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with hail, tornado, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$242,500
Median home value
Relatively High
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $242,500
- House Price Index (state)
- 440.1 (-0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,630/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,700/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,000/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,510/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,190/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.5¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- hail, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Very High · heatWave: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 59% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 17.0%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Van der Horst USA Corporation (24.3 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 42.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 283
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 71
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 161
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 61
- Nearest airport
- Twisted JS Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Van Zandt County Regional Airport (34 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 61
- Hospitals include
- PARKLAND HEALTH & HOSPITAL SYSTEM, CHILDRENS MEDICAL CTR OF DALLAS, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,005
- Housing built before 1970
- 14.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 67.5%
- Households with broadband internet
- 31.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 471,091
- Average weekly wage
- $1,654
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Health Care, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 14,331
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the median home value in Josephine, TX?
- $242,500.
- What is typical rent in Josephine, TX?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,000/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Josephine, TX?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hail, tornado, coldWave, heatWave, iceStorm.
- What is the wildfire risk in Josephine, TX?
- Risk to homes is higher than 59% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Josephine, TX?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Josephine, TX?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Josephine, TX?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Josephine, TX?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.1 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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