Cost Of Living In Josephine, TX

Josephine 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	Josephine	Texas	National
Cost of living index	91	90	100
Index	Josephine	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	85	94	100
Groceries index	86	89	100
Health care index	105	95	100
Housing index	92	81	100
Transportation index	101	93	100
Utilities index	98	95	100

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The cost of living in Josephine is 1% higher than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Josephine is 9% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Josephine is 8% 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	$70,750	$5,896	$1,651	$2,123
Renters	$91,000	$7,583	$2,123	$2,730

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	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.91	$15.56	8.6%
Beauty Salon	$31.54	$36.11	12.6%
Toothpaste	$1.63	$2.47	34.1%
Shampoo	$0.81	$0.96	15.9%
Movie	$10.02	$10.13	1.1%
Bowling	$5.08	$4.74	7.3%

Groceries

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.16	$3.98	20.6%
Fried Chicken	$0.90	$1.41	35.9%
Milk	$1.63	$2.06	21.0%
Potatoes	$2.83	$2.98	5.1%
Pizza	$8.96	$9.47	5.5%
Beer	$8.79	$8.79	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.62	$101.04	5.4%
Doctor	$120.28	$107.44	12.0%
Dentist	$94.43	$90.42	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.64	$9.28	6.8%
Lipitor	$445.61	$426.50	4.5%

Housing

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$143,800.00	$175,700.00	18.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,150.90	$1,133.23	1.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,050.00	$920.00	14.1%

Transportation

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.85	$1.99	7.2%
Tire Balancing	$55.11	$45.76	20.4%

Utilities

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.65	$163.81	1.9%
Phone	$27.93	$28.39	1.6%

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.
Quinlan, TX	1,618	78	-22%
Hawk Cove, TX	417	79	-21%
Greenville, TX	25,892	81	-19%
Caddo Mills, TX	1,789	83	-17%
Farmersville, TX	3,393	85	-15%
Josephine, TX	791	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mount Savage, MD	791	83	-17%
Spaulding, IL	791	94	-6%
Deerfield, KS	791	77	-23%
Point Venture, TX	791	109	9%
Hampton, MN	791	104	4%
Josephine, TX	791	91	-9%

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

Josephine, TX Cost of Living