Best PlacesMarquez, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marquez, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marquez ranks 19,343rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marquez
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Marquez's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marquez ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Marquez ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marquez
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marquez home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,876, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Marquez's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marquez
Marquez runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marquez.
Who works in Marquez, and how
Work in Marquez centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Marquez
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marquez.
What the weather is like in Marquez, month by month
Marquez sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Marquez
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marquez
Schools across Marquez average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leon ElB · 47% proficient
- Normangee ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Normangee MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Leon H SA− · 60% proficient
- Normangee H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marquez school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marquez measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Marquez against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marquez
Is Marquez a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marquez ranks 19,343rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marquez expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,392. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $77,876 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Marquez safe?
Marquez is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $448 per resident a year.
Compare Marquez with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marquez. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marquez represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Marquez detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marquez: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marquez: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marquez: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marquez: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marquez detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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