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Marquez is a tiny town of 198 people in Leon County, Texas. It's about 45 miles from College Station, TX and 110 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $907 a month.
198people
$186kTypical home
$907/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 198
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 151 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Austin, TX
- 45 mi to College Station, TX
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,175/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 13 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 29
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to CLL airport
- 102 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 43 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.