City Score: Jonestown, TX

One number for Jonestown, TX: the condition of the city from public data and how the church is moving, updated weekly, every indicator footnoted to its source. Back to Jonestown, TX. Part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area. In Texas.

The score

Jonestown, TX scores 52 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 52 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Jonestown, TX

  • What Jonestown is up against: 58 out of 100 — Better than 32% of cities, up 7 points
  • Where grace is growing: 49 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cities
  • Marriage & family: 54 out of 100 — Better than 68% of cities
  • Christian liberty: 62 out of 100 — Better than 66% of cities, up 16 points

What affected it

  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 24 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 14 percentile points (What Jonestown is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime down 5 percentile points (What Jonestown is up against)

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Travis County, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Travis County, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Travis County, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Travis County, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Travis County, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Travis County, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Jonestown, TX · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Texas · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Every indicator

What Jonestown is up against — 58 out of 100

Where grace is growing — 49 out of 100

Marriage & family — 54 out of 100

Christian liberty — 62 out of 100

  • Religious Liberty in the States score: 42.7 % of the edition's safeguards in state law, better than 63% of cities, up 24 points · 2026, Texas · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Safeguards fully in law: 6 of the edition's safeguards, better than 46% of cities · 2026, Texas · Religious Liberty in the States
  • State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: 1 1 = full protection, 0 = none, better than 70% of cities · 2026, Texas · Religious Liberty in the States
  • Anti-Christian hate crimes: 0.1 incidents per 100,000, better than 58% of cities · 2025, Texas · FBI Crime Data Explorer

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