San Marcos is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join San Marcos, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does San Marcos have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
13 kids in every 100 people in San Marcos
People 65 and older make up 11 in 100 residents (TX: 13). San Marcos’s head count changed +51% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. The population is about 77,830 (2025 Census estimate). Owners hold 31 in every 100 households.
Median age 25.5 (TX 35.6).
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Among residents 18 to 24, 60% are women (TX 49%). Median age: women 24.9, men 26.1.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 31.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how San Marcos says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in San Marcos
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What San Marcos’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is San Marcos or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in San Marcos in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.