Jacksonville, TX is a small city located in Cherokee County in East Texas. According to the 2019 rankings of bestplaces.net, Jacksonville has an overall “livability score” of 69 out of 100, which is below average for US cities and towns. The categories that comprise this score are cost of living, crime rate, education level, employment, housing and weather. Jacksonville’s cost of living index earned a score of 81 out of 100 compared to the national average score of 100 and its crime rate was given an exceptional rating with a score of 86 out of 100. It scored well in all the other categories too: education (64), employment (77), housing (54) and weather (71). Overall, Jacksonville has many qualities that make it an attractive place to live with its low cost of living and excellent safety rating providing residents a high quality lifestyle for much lower than what they may find elsewhere.
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