Alto, TX Cost Of Living

Alto cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Alto	Texas	National
Cost of living index	83	91	100
Index	Alto	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	103	93	100
Groceries index	98	91	100
Health care index	94	96	100
Housing index	44	83	100
Transportation index	85	94	100
Utilities index	113	100	100

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The cost of living in Alto is 8% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Alto is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Alto is 56% lower than the national average.
Texas general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Texas state income tax is 100% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$27,917	$2,326	$651	$838
Renters	$17,269	$1,439	$403	$518

Texas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Texas	6.25%	8.25%

Texas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Texas	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.28	$16.09	5.0%
Beauty Salon	$34.33	$37.33	8.0%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.45	10.7%
Shampoo	$0.78	$1.00	22.0%
Movie	$10.74	$10.28	4.4%
Bowling	$5.00	$4.93	1.4%

Groceries

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.32	$3.80	13.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.05	$1.40	24.8%
Milk	$1.67	$2.01	16.8%
Potatoes	$2.81	$3.01	6.8%
Pizza	$9.66	$9.89	2.2%
Beer	$8.81	$8.90	1.0%

Health Care

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.67	$102.16	5.4%
Doctor	$100.56	$108.36	7.2%
Dentist	$83.00	$92.53	10.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.34	$9.28	10.1%
Lipitor	$426.15	$425.82	0.1%

Housing

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,000.00	$184,700.00	60.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$917.72	$1,202.44	23.7%
Apartment Rent	$521.00	$949.00	45.1%

Transportation

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.06	$2.24	8.2%
Tire Balancing	$33.11	$46.29	28.5%

Utilities

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.78	$165.96	4.1%
Phone	$35.94	$28.68	25.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Reklaw, TX	425	80	-20%
Cushing, TX	579	81	-19%
Wells, TX	861	83	-17%
Rusk, TX	5,580	87	-13%
Alto, TX	1,363	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gunter, TX	1,363	88	-12%
Lake Lure, NC	1,363	113	13%
Sidney, IL	1,363	91	-9%
West Conshohocken, PA	1,363	131	31%
White Lake, NC	1,363	96	-4%
Alto, TX	1,363	83	-17%

Source: The Alto, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Alto, TX Cost of Living