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San Marcos Rankings

Fast Growing Community

The City of San Marcos consistently ranks as a fast growing community, but did you know the city also ranks high in many other areas? Take a look at some of our other rankings below.

Our rankings

  1. Best Place to Retire in Texas - Forbes 2018
  2. The 25 coolest towns in America: 2018
  3. Best River for Tubing 2016 (Number 2) – USA Today
  4. Most Romantic Main Street 2016
  5. San Marcos Named Fastest Growing City in U.S. – Third Year in Row, U.S. Census Bureau
  6. 10 Most Relaxed Small Cities In America (Movoto Blog, San Marcos Number 10)
  7. Best Places to Retire ( Forbes)
  8. Best Cities for STEM Grads (Nerdwallet.com, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 14th out of 354 of the largest metros)
  9. Forbes Top 20 Universities in Texas
  10. 10 Best Cities for Singles
  11. 9 Best College Towns for Fun and Affordability (TurboTenant)
  12. Best Cities for Postgraduates (LendEDU)
  13. The 7 College Towns You Should Visit This Fall
  14. Best 8 American cities you should visit before they're too popular
  15. Best Performing Cities Report 2014 (PDF)
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  1. Achieving Community Together
  2. Arts
    1. Calls for Artists
    2. San Marcos Mural Arts Program
    3. San Marcos Arts Commission Programs
      1. Arts Grant
        1. Past recipients
      2. SMart Award
    4. Art Map
    5. Arts Calendar
  3. Bobcat Build
  4. Chamber of Commerce
  5. City Surplus Auctions
  6. Conservation
  7. Crime Statistics
  8. Doing Business With the City
    1. Bid Opportunities
    2. Food Establishment Permits
    3. Liquor Licenses
    4. Online Auctions
    5. Permit Center / Inspections
    6. Vendor Registration
  9. Downtown
  10. Education
    1. Austin Community College
    2. San Marcos CISD
    3. Gary Job Corps Center
    4. Hays Consolidated Independent School District
    5. Hill Country Christian School
    6. The Master's School
    7. San Marcos Academy
    8. San Marcos Adventist Junior Academy
    9. Texas Preparatory School-San Marcos
    10. Texas State University-San Marcos
  11. Hays County
  12. History of San Marcos
  13. Keep San Marcos Beautiful
  14. San Marcos Cemeteries
    1. City Cemetery
    2. San Pedro Cemetery
    3. San Marcos-Blanco Cemetery
  15. San Marcos Rankings
  16. Shopping
  17. Springs & River
  18. Volunteer
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Contact Us

  1. 630 E Hopkins
    San Marcos, TX 78666
    Phone: 512-393-8000
    Fax: 855-246-9100

    Electric Emergency: 512-393-8313
    Water/Wastewater Emergency: 512-393-8010

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