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Country around Marquez is a rural area of about 1,510 people in Leon County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from College Station, TX and 110 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,510people
$187kTypical home
$2,050/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,510 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Houston, TX
- 44 mi to College Station, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $2,050/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (750 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CLL airport
- 99 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Leon County: R+77 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk