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Mart is a small town of 1,704 people in McLennan County, Texas. It's about 21 miles from Waco, TX and 87 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $895 a month.
1,704people
$116kTypical home
$895/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,704
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,237 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Dallas, TX
- 21 mi to Waco, TX
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$732/mo)
- Median rent $895/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°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
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (314 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,444 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ACT airport
- 90 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 548 ft
- 163 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Texas districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLennan County: R+31 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk