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Marshall vs Jacksonville

67 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Jacksonville) and property tax bill (+52% in Jacksonville).

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Marshall, TXHomes around $166KTexas · 23,825 people
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Jacksonville, TXHomes around $221KTexas · 14,325 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.

MarshallHomes around $166K
Housing$166K typical home45% below the TX typical home HistorySettled in 184114 places on the National Register College town2 collegesEast Texas Baptist University All about Marshall →
JacksonvilleHomes around $221K
Housing$221K typical home26% below the TX typical home College town2 collegesJacksonville College-Main Campus Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Jacksonville →
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.

Trails4.9×
Jacksonville has more miles of trail
Jacksonville 3.4 miMarshall 0.7 mi
Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Jacksonville
Jacksonville $2,239Marshall $1,472
Average commute6 min
Marshall has the shorter commute
Jacksonville 24 minMarshall 17 min
Kids under 18+6.3 pts
Jacksonville has more kids
Jacksonville 29.9%Marshall 23.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Jacksonville

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Marshall$1,010/mo
Typical home $166K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $949/mo · Housing →
Jacksonville$1,500/mo
Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.87% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Jacksonville and Marshall.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Marshall places higher on 11 of 22 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
C−MarshallSafer than 22% of U.S. towns CJacksonvilleSafer than 30% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−MarshallBetter than 16% of districts in the state CJacksonvilleBetter than 31% of districts in the state
Health
DMarshallHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DJacksonvilleHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
11Marshall
10Jacksonville

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #55#258 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #535#363 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #320#470 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #460#330 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #365#249 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #92#210 Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #313#409 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #580#499

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Marshall’s rankings →

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
MarshallJacksonville
Snow a year1″0″
January low33°F—
July high94°F—
Growing season (days)233d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th27th
Outdoors & history
MarshallJacksonville
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.3%2.5%
Settled18411872
National Register places143
Community
MarshallJacksonville
Library hours a week51 hrs39 hrs
Colleges in town22
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

67 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarshallTXJacksonvilleTX
Marshall ↔ Jacksonville67 miles apart
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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.

MarshallJacksonville
People
Population 23,825Highest 14,325Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Highest TX: +15.9% -3.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.5±2Highest 9% below TX 32.1±3.5Lowest 10% below TX
Marshall and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.6%±2.3Lowest TX: 25% 29.9%±2.8Highest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 15%±1.6Highest TX: 13.4% 13.9%±2.3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Marshall and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest TX: 33.8% 21.1%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 4.4%±1.5Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,089±$9kHighest 30% below TX $51,375±$6kLowest 35% below TX
Marshall and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,400±$17kHighest 50% below TX $119,800±$12kLowest 58% below TX
Marshall and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $949±$54Highest 32% below TX $908±$34Lowest 35% below TX
Marshall and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,472Lowest 65% below TX $2,239Highest 47% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.2%±10.4Lowest TX: 51.7% 52.8%±9.4Highest TX: 51.7%
Jacksonville and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.4%Lowest TX: 13.8% 26.5%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 60.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than TX 1980Highest 12 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 36% below TX 24 minHighest 12% below TX
Work from home 5.4%±1.7Lowest TX: 14.4% 5.9%±2.4Highest TX: 14.4%
Jacksonville and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 31.8%Lowest 32.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Lowest 1.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Longview (12%)Tyler (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonvilleFew work in Marshall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.4Highest 42.1Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #460 of 583 in TX#330 of 583 in TX
School district MARSHALL ISDJACKSONVILLE ISD
High school in town Marshall H SJacksonville H S
Students per teacherat that high school 15.2Highest 14.3Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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