Josephine, TX Cost Of Living

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	90	91	100
Index	Josephine	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	84	93	100
Groceries index	89	91	100
Health care index	102	96	100
Housing index	88	83	100
Transportation index	101	94	100
Utilities index	104	100	100

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The cost of living in Josephine is equal to the Texas average.
The cost of living in Josephine is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Josephine is 12% 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	$64,722	$5,394	$1,510	$1,942
Renters	$46,311	$3,859	$1,081	$1,389

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	$16.89	$16.09	5.0%
Beauty Salon	$31.13	$37.33	16.6%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.45	20.4%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.0%
Movie	$9.60	$10.28	6.7%
Bowling	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.17	$3.80	16.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.03	$1.40	25.9%
Milk	$1.72	$2.01	14.3%
Potatoes	$2.52	$3.01	16.4%
Pizza	$8.98	$9.89	9.2%
Beer	$8.98	$8.90	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.83	$102.16	5.2%
Doctor	$115.06	$108.36	6.2%
Dentist	$93.66	$92.53	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$8.79	$9.28	5.3%
Lipitor	$431.28	$425.82	1.3%

Housing

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$154,500.00	$184,700.00	16.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,211.04	$1,202.44	0.7%
Apartment Rent	$943.00	$949.00	0.6%

Transportation

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.19	$2.24	2.4%
Tire Balancing	$50.69	$46.29	9.5%

Utilities

Item	Josephine	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.71	$165.96	10.1%
Phone	$28.10	$28.68	2.0%

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.
Mobile City, TX	224	80	-20%
St. Paul CDP, TX	594	76	-24%
Quinlan, TX	1,735	85	-15%
Hawk Cove, TX	471	85	-15%
Greenville, TX	26,303	80	-20%
Josephine, TX	1,038	90	-10%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Key Largo, FL	1,038	272	172%
Strum, WI	1,038	92	-8%
Teton, ID	1,038	88	-12%
Rising Star, TX	1,038	79	-21%
Marcellus, MI	1,039	76	-24%
Josephine, TX	1,038	90	-10%

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

Josephine, TX Cost of Living