A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

225 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LuedersTX MarquezTX

Lueders ↔ Marquez225 miles apart

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LuedersMarquez

People

Population 271Highest 198Lowest

Median age 23.9±26.1Lowest 33% below TX 28.5±8Highest 20% below TX

Marquez and Lueders are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 39.1%±11.5Highest TX: 25% 33.3%±16.8Lowest TX: 25%

Lueders and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 5.5%±11.7Lowest TX: 13.4% 8.1%±21.1Highest TX: 13.4%

Marquez and Lueders are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.5%Lowest TX: 33.8% 16.7%Highest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.8Lowest TX: 6.2% 5.6%±12Highest TX: 6.2%

Marquez and Lueders are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $84,375±$20k 8% above TX

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $33,500±$22k 88% below TX —

Property taxmedian, yearly $729 83% below TX —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest TX: 51.7% 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7%

Lueders and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 19.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 9.2%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Highest TX: 62.6% 86.2%Lowest TX: 62.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 54 yrs older than TX 1973Highest 19 yrs older than TX

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 44 minHighest 64% above TX 35 minLowest 33% above TX

Work from home 4.9%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4% 1.2%±3.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

Lueders and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miLowest 90.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.46Lowest 0.60Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Abilene (45%)Houston (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarquezFew work in Lueders

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 23.0Lowest

Schools

School district LUEDERS-AVOCA ISD—

High school in town None in town—

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Lueders vs Marquez

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