Cost Of Living in Crockett, TX

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

43%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Crockett	Texas	National
Cost of living	83	92	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	96	96	100
Health care	95	94	100
Housing	57	83	100
Transportation	91	92	100
Utilities	112	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Crockett is 10% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Crockett is 17% lower than the national average
Crockett housing is 43% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% 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	$46,799	$3,900	$1,092	$1,404
Renters	$16,904	$1,409	$394	$507

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Crockett is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Crockett has a median income of about $46,799 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,092 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $16,904. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $394 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Crockett	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.25	$24.26	8.3%
Beauty Salon	$71.45	$45.56	56.8%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.8%
Movie	$12.61	$12.13	4.0%
Bowling	$21.33	$18.00	18.5%

Groceries

Item	Crockett	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.03	$5.84	13.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.65	$1.57	4.7%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.54	$12.09	4.5%
Beer	$10.80	$10.41	3.8%

Health Care

Item	Crockett	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.03	$125.68	13.8%
Doctor	$158.64	$135.78	16.8%
Dentist	$139.33	$113.29	23.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$368.77	$468.60	21.3%

Housing

Item	Crockett	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$94,000.00	$184,700.00	49.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,286.82	$2,346.69	40.1%
Apartment Rent	$667.00	$949.00	29.7%

Transportation

Item	Crockett	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$3.46	11.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.10	$59.92	5.3%

Utilities

Item	Crockett	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.61	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$208.71	$192.25	8.6%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Latexo, TX	400	80	19.9%
Grapeland, TX	1,918	81	18.7%
Lovelady, TX	679	85	15.4%
Crockett, TX	6,424	83	16.8%

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