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Marshall vs Orange

171 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (16.3× in Orange) and property tax bill (+46% in Orange).

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Marshall, TXHomes around $166KTexas · 23,825 people
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Orange, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 19,177 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 →
OrangeAn outdoors town
Outdoors#70 most conserved land in TX11 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$186K typical home38% below the TX typical home Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Orange →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Trails16.3×
Orange has more miles of trail
Orange 11.4 miMarshall 0.7 mi
Property tax bill+46%
Tax bills are bigger in Orange
Orange $2,154Marshall $1,472
Work in town+13.3 pts
More of Marshall’s workers stay in town
Marshall 31.8%Orange 18.5%
Average commute6 min
Marshall has the shorter commute
Orange 23 minMarshall 17 min
Rent+17%
Rent runs higher in Orange
Orange $1,108Marshall $949
Growth since 2010+4.5 pts
Orange has grown faster since 2010
Orange +3.9%Marshall -0.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Orange

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 →
Orange$1,180/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.31% · or rent about $1,108/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Orange 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

Orange places higher on 10 of 21 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 COrangeSafer than 28% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−MarshallBetter than 16% of districts in the state COrangeBetter than 30% of districts in the state
Health
DMarshallHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DOrangeHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
9Marshall
10Orange

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #365#70 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #55#242 Cheapest rentCost of living · 624 towns #152#272 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #92#197 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #460#369 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #430#524 Highest incomeIncome · 653 towns #484#387 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 652 towns #320#225

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
MarshallOrange
Snow a year1″0″
January low33°F40°F
July high94°F90°F
Growing season (days)233d273d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th83rd
Outdoors & history
MarshallOrange
Trails1 mi11 mi
Conserved land1.3%9.2%
Settled18411830
National Register places145
Community
MarshallOrange
Library hours a week51 hrs41 hrs
Colleges in town21
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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarshallTXOrangeTX
Marshall ↔ Orange171 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.

MarshallOrange
People
Population 23,825Highest 19,177Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Lowest TX: +15.9% +3.9%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 32.5±2Lowest 9% below TX 35.3±2.6Highest about the TX average
Orange and Marshall 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% 28.5%±3.4Highest TX: 25%
Orange and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1.6Lowest TX: 13.4% 17.2%±2.1Highest TX: 13.4%
Orange and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest TX: 33.8% 18.6%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 3.9%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,089±$9kLowest 30% below TX $62,891±$6kHighest 20% below TX
Orange and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $141,400±$17kLowest 50% below TX $164,900±$26kHighest 42% below TX
Orange and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $949±$54Lowest 32% below TX $1,108±$67Highest 21% below TX
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,472Lowest 65% below TX $2,154Highest 49% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.2%±10.4Highest TX: 51.7% 50.6%±8.9Lowest TX: 51.7%
Marshall and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.4%Highest TX: 13.8% 15.4%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 59%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than TX 1973Highest 19 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 36% below TX 23 minHighest 14% below TX
Work from home 5.4%±1.7Highest TX: 14.4% 3.3%±2.1Lowest TX: 14.4%
Marshall and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 31.8%Highest 18.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Highest 0.96Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Longview (12%)Beaumont (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OrangeFew work in Marshall
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 11.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.4Highest 50.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #460 of 583 in TX#369 of 583 in TX
School district MARSHALL ISDTEKOA ACADEMY OF ACCELERATED STUDIES STEM SCHOOL · LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD
High school in town Marshall H SNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 15.2 —
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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