MertensTX
A town of 156, settled in 1888.
Is Mertens a good place to live?
Mertens’ average commute is 49 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 614 Texas towns, just 10 have a lower going rate for rent than Mertens. Mertens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
156 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mertens: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mertens, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mertens.
A typical Mertens home is worth about $195K
Mertens: 55% of households live in a home they own. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.2% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Mertens’ workers leave town for work
In Mertens, the income of the median household is $43,000, below both Texas’ towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Hillsboro (13%), Houston (7%) and Dallas (6%). For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 11%.
| Mertens | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Mertens: cold waves
36% of Mertens’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by tornadoes at 23%. On expected storm and flood damage, Mertens sits below 77% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mertens, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Mertens is
In Mertens, 21% of adults say their health is fair or poor. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Mertens is ahead of Texas on 5 and behind on 3. Three quarters of adults in the town had a checkup this year; 12% smoke cigarettes.
| Mertens | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mertens | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.6% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.8% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mertens
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mertens
About 3 of every 100 Mertens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Mertens for work
Where Mertens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mertens
Town in Texas, United States
Mertens is a town in Hill County, Texas, United States. It is located along State Highway 22. The population was 144 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- ZIP code
- 76666
- Area code
- 903
Questions about Mertens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mertens, TX a good place to live?
Mertens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.