Jayton, Texas

About Jayton

Set in the northwestern part of Texas, Jayton is a tiny community, home to 473 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Jayton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.7 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 278 residents per square mile.

📰 Jayton News Today

• Monthly Weather Forecast for Jayton, Texas 79528 The Weather Channel · Feb 20
• Titles Bode Ham Erupts as Jayton Repeats for State Title texashsfootball.com · Dec 18
• WENT HAM: Jayton RB Scores 10 TDs, Throws 3 More in All-Time State Performance Dave Campbell's Texas High School Football · Dec 17
• Bode Ham scores 13 TDs in Jayton's Texas 1A state championship, a 99-54 win Yahoo Sports · Dec 18
• Jayton’s Bode Ham to represent Team USA in Can-Am Bowl on July 4 KCBD · Jul 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Jayton Unique

• The only place in America named Jayton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jayton

• Jayton Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Jayton

• JAYTON SCHOOLS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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