Cost Of Living In Idalou, TX

Idalou 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	Idalou	Texas	National
Cost of living index	84	90	100
Index	Idalou	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	93	94	100
Groceries index	93	89	100
Health care index	101	95	100
Housing index	64	81	100
Transportation index	90	93	100
Utilities index	84	95	100

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The cost of living in Idalou is 7% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Idalou is 16% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Idalou is 36% 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	$63,267	$5,272	$1,476	$1,898
Renters	$39,917	$3,326	$931	$1,198

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	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.40	$15.56	13.9%
Beauty Salon	$38.87	$36.11	7.6%
Toothpaste	$1.81	$2.47	26.7%
Shampoo	$0.84	$0.96	12.6%
Movie	$9.20	$10.13	9.2%
Bowling	$5.84	$4.74	23.3%

Groceries

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.14	$3.98	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.41	7.1%
Milk	$1.99	$2.06	3.7%
Potatoes	$3.04	$2.98	1.9%
Pizza	$8.05	$9.47	15.1%
Beer	$9.04	$8.79	2.8%

Health Care

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.32	$101.04	0.3%
Doctor	$111.17	$107.44	3.5%
Dentist	$87.63	$90.42	3.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.58	$9.28	3.2%
Lipitor	$441.77	$426.50	3.6%

Housing

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,400.00	$175,700.00	45.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$940.33	$1,133.23	17.0%
Apartment Rent	$802.00	$920.00	12.8%

Transportation

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.74	$1.99	12.5%
Tire Balancing	$43.76	$45.76	4.4%

Utilities

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.42	$163.81	21.0%
Phone	$26.01	$28.39	8.4%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Petersburg, TX	1,224	76	-24%
Lorenzo, TX	1,070	76	-24%
New Deal, TX	779	80	-20%
Abernathy, TX	3,247	80	-20%
Lubbock, TX	236,868	86	-14%
Idalou, TX	2,369	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Greenport, NY	2,369	151	51%
Wisconsin Dells, WI	2,369	98	-2%
Mountain Lake Park, MD	2,368	95	-5%
Lavon, TX	2,367	98	-2%
Hardinsburg, KY	2,371	83	-17%
Idalou, TX	2,369	84	-16%

Source: The Idalou, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Idalou, TX Cost of Living