Cost Of Living in Dean, TX

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

24%

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	Dean	Texas	National
Cost of living	88	92	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	97	94	100
Housing	76	83	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	98	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Dean is 5% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Dean is 12% lower than the national average
Dean housing is 24% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$35,000	$2,917	$817	$1,050

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	Dean	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.44	$24.26	24.0%
Beauty Salon	$40.04	$45.56	12.1%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.6%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$11.19	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$16.67	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Dean	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.6%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.1%
Pizza	$12.10	$12.09	0.1%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Dean	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.30	$125.68	5.1%
Doctor	$100.35	$135.78	26.1%
Dentist	$102.46	$113.29	9.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$511.35	$468.60	9.1%

Housing

Item	Dean	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$141,100.00	$184,700.00	23.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,086.56	$2,346.69	11.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Dean	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.19	$59.92	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Dean	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.99	$193.99	5.7%
Phone	$193.02	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Petrolia, TX	415	77	22.8%
Byers, TX	401	80	20.1%
Henrietta, TX	3,073	83	16.6%
Burkburnett, TX	11,241	84	15.9%
Wichita Falls, TX	104,657	85	15.1%
Dean, TX	461	88	12.0%

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