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Marquez vs Edom

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.4× in Marquez) and homeowners (+9.4 pts renters in Edom).

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Marquez, TXA small town of 198Texas · 198 people
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Edom, TXA small town of 315Texas · 315 people
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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.

MarquezA small town of 198
Quiet strengthsMarquez doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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EdomA small town of 315
Quiet strengthsEdom doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Edom →
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.

Street grid3.4×
Marquez has the more walkable street grid
Marquez 23.0Edom 6.7
Homeowners+9.4 pts renters
Edom has more renters
Marquez 86.2%Edom 76.8%
Jobs per worker+54%
Marquez is more of a job hub
Marquez 0.60Edom 0.39
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
MarquezEdom
Snow a year0″1″
January low35°F33°F
July high94°F93°F
Growing season (days)239d235d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st27th
Outdoors & history
MarquezEdom
Archive photos—5
Community
MarquezEdom
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

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarquezTXEdomTX
Marquez ↔ Edom88 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.

MarquezEdom
People
Population 198Lowest 315Highest
Median age 28.5±8Highest 20% below TX 27.6±18.5Lowest 22% below TX
Marquez and Edom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±16.8Lowest TX: 25% 38.7%±15.9Highest TX: 25%
Edom and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.1%±21.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 24.1%±17.6Highest TX: 13.4%
Edom and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest TX: 33.8% 19.7%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±12Highest TX: 6.2% 1%±5.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Marquez and Edom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,375±$20kLowest 8% above TX $96,417±$20kHighest 23% above TX
Edom and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $212,500±$75k 25% below TX
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$862 20% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,950 54% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest TX: 51.7% 11.1%±100Highest TX: 51.7%
Edom and Marquez are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 5.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 76.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 19 yrs older than TX 1977Highest 15 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 33% above TX 34 minLowest 28% above TX
Work from home 1.2%±3.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.6%±3.9Highest TX: 14.4%
Edom and Marquez 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 90.8 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (20%)Tyler (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdomFew work in Marquez
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.0Highest 6.7Lowest
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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