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Marietta vs Cuney

93 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.5× in Marietta) and property tax bill (+50% in Cuney).

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Marietta, TXA small town of 277Texas · 277 people
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Cuney, TXA small town of 161Texas · 161 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MariettaA small town of 277
Quiet strengthsMarietta doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Marietta →
CuneyA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsCuney doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Cuney →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MariettaCuney
Snow a year0″0″
January low35°F34°F
July high92°F94°F
Growing season (days)259d239d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th68th
Community
MariettaCuney
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

93 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Marietta ↔ Cuney93 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MariettaCuney
People
Population 277Highest 161Lowest
Median age 34.1±22.8Lowest 4% below TX 37.2±22.3Highest 4% above TX
Cuney and Marietta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 43.7%±53.5Highest TX: 25% 36.6%±20.7Lowest TX: 25%
Marietta and Cuney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.6%±7.9Lowest TX: 13.4% 13%±27.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Cuney and Marietta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Highest TX: 33.8% 5.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.7%±1.4Highest TX: 6.2% 0%±13.2Lowest TX: 6.2%
Marietta and Cuney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,400±$33k 45% below TX —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,169Lowest 72% below TX $1,750Highest 59% below TX
Below poverty line 71.1%Highest TX: 13.8% 41.6%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.4%Highest TX: 62.6% 93.9%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 18 yrs newer than TX 1995Lowest 3 yrs newer than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 21% below TX 25 minHighest 7% below TX
Work from home 28.6%±30.6Highest TX: 14.4% 0%±20.5Lowest TX: 14.4%
Marietta and Cuney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mount Pleasant (12%)Jacksonville (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CuneyFew work in Marietta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 32.9Highest 13.4Lowest
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.

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