Idalou, TX Cost Of Living

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	83	91	100
Index	Idalou	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	94	93	100
Groceries index	95	91	100
Health care index	99	96	100
Housing index	56	83	100
Transportation index	92	94	100
Utilities index	101	100	100

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The cost of living in Idalou is 8% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Idalou is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Idalou is 44% 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	$67,569	$5,631	$1,577	$2,027
Renters	$36,250	$3,021	$846	$1,088

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	$13.78	$16.09	14.3%
Beauty Salon	$43.13	$37.33	15.5%
Toothpaste	$2.09	$2.45	14.7%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	9.4%
Movie	$9.13	$10.28	11.2%
Bowling	$5.89	$4.93	19.4%

Groceries

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$3.80	3.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	18.9%
Milk	$1.99	$2.01	1.0%
Potatoes	$2.82	$3.01	6.3%
Pizza	$8.00	$9.89	19.1%
Beer	$9.33	$8.90	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.80	$102.16	2.6%
Doctor	$111.04	$108.36	2.5%
Dentist	$88.09	$92.53	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.98	$9.28	3.2%
Lipitor	$427.17	$425.82	0.3%

Housing

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$102,700.00	$184,700.00	44.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,006.19	$1,202.44	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$542.00	$949.00	42.9%

Transportation

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$2.24	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$44.26	$46.29	4.4%

Utilities

Item	Idalou	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.95	$165.96	13.9%
Phone	$34.01	$28.68	18.6%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Petersburg, TX	1,158	79	-21%
Lorenzo, TX	1,255	79	-21%
New Deal, TX	793	82	-18%
Abernathy, TX	3,233	82	-18%
Lubbock, TX	244,507	88	-12%
Idalou, TX	2,200	83	-17%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wellington, TX	2,200	75	-25%
Abram, TX	2,200	66	-34%
St. Hedwig, TX	2,200	92	-8%
Bethel Island, CA	2,199	116	16%
Canyonville, OR	2,201	97	-3%
Idalou, TX	2,200	83	-17%

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

Idalou, TX Cost of Living