Cost of living in La Marque, Texas

La Marque, Texas has about 19,268 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $206,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Galveston County is $1,497 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in La Marque. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, prices sit at 98.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not La Marque's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not La Marque's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Texas was $3.889 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,866.72 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Texas shares this price.

Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 233 have higher typical rent than La Marque.