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San Marcos, TX
Detailed City Facts Report

San Marcos, Texas is one of the great places in the U.S. to live or retire. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.


The interactive map below provides a birds-eye view of the city. See how home prices are trending over the past few years. Read a city profile and search homes for sale.

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San Marcos, Texas
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San Marcos, Texas


San Marcos Population
. 1990 2000 2010 2016 (est.)
Hays County blank blank blank 204,470
San Marcos 28,743 34,733 44,894 61,980



San Marcos
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018 .$230,234-1.9%
May $149,000 . .
Apr $181,000 . .
Jan $239,000 . .
2017 .$234,6434.8%
2016 .$223,9799.0%
2015 .$205,49310.6%
2014 .$185,7665.8%
2013 . $175,637 5.4%
2012 . $166,684 -2.1%





Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2018)
. San Marcos GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $230,234 $419,000
Nearest Big City Austin na
Home Sales Price in Austin $318,000 $340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 59% of Austin home prices 101%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2018)
. San Marcos GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $230,234 $419,000
Monthly Rent $1,679 $1,495
Price/Rent Index 9.2 times the annual rent 19.0



San Marcos
Cost of Living (2018)
93% GPTR 99 City Average
109%



San Marcos Taxes
(2018)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 8.2% -- 39* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 104 days 24* -- 113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes



San Marcos Building Permits
(single family homes)
2016 352
2015 277
2014 243
2013 232
2012 192
2011 147
2010 190



San Marcos Interactive Maps


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