North Liberty, IA vs San Marcos, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

North Liberty

76.9

#300 nationally

San Marcos

70.5

#1100 nationally

North Liberty leads in crime level (1.9 vs 9.8). North Liberty leads in median household income ($100,197 vs $47,394). San Marcos leads in cost of living index (100 vs 104).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Liberty, IA	San Marcos, TX
WhereAtHome Score	76.9 (#300)	70.5 (#1100)
Population	21,345	71,569
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$314,763	$310,480
Median Household Income	$100,197	$47,394
Average Commute	23.8 min	23.7 min
Walk Score	N/A	39
Crime Level	1.9	9.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	104	100
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+38.1	D+5.6

Data coverage note: North Liberty is missing data for 1 metric that San Marcos has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.