| Index | Arts District | Dallas | Texas |
| Cost of living index | 114 | 95 | 91 |
| Index | Arts District | Dallas | Texas |
| Goods & Services index | 102 | 102 | 93 |
| Groceries index | 95 | 95 | 91 |
| Health care index | 101 | 101 | 96 |
| Housing index | 144 | 82 | 83 |
| Transportation index | 99 | 99 | 94 |
| Utilities index | 104 | 104 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $75,370 | $6,281 | $1,759 | $2,261 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $24.91 | $16.09 | 54.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $44.84 | $37.33 | 20.1% |
| Toothpaste | $2.36 | $2.45 | 3.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.00 | 26.6% |
| Movie | $10.58 | $10.28 | 2.9% |
| Bowling | $6.63 | $4.93 | 34.4% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.86 | $3.80 | 1.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.49 | $1.40 | 6.9% |
| Milk | $1.90 | $2.01 | 5.2% |
| Potatoes | $3.31 | $3.01 | 10.0% |
| Pizza | $9.15 | $9.89 | 7.4% |
| Beer | $8.73 | $8.90 | 1.9% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $109.38 | $102.16 | 7.1% |
| Doctor | $106.11 | $108.36 | 2.1% |
| Dentist | $96.42 | $92.53 | 4.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.87 | $9.28 | 4.4% |
| Lipitor | $428.97 | $425.82 | 0.7% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $142,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 22.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,158.00 | $1,202.44 | 3.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $888.00 | $949.00 | 6.4% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.09 | $2.24 | 7.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $52.22 | $46.29 | 12.8% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $182.84 | $165.96 | 10.2% |
| Phone | $28.15 | $28.68 | 1.9% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Horseshoe Bend, TX | 748 | 76 | -24% |
| Mesquite CDP, TX | 629 | 83 | -17% |
| Wilmer, TX | 3,903 | 84 | -16% |
| Hutchins, TX | 5,644 | 87 | -13% |
| Cockrell Hill, TX | 4,301 | 87 | -13% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,278,433 | 95 | -5% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| San Diego, CA | 1,374,812 | 146 | 46% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,439,358 | 86 | -14% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,009,363 | 177 | 77% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,555,324 | 95 | -5% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 104 | 4% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,278,433 | 95 | -5% |