Muenster, TX Cost Of Living

Muenster 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	Muenster	Texas	National
Cost of living index	90	91	100
Index	Muenster	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	94	93	100
Groceries index	104	91	100
Health care index	94	96	100
Housing index	80	83	100
Transportation index	91	94	100
Utilities index	86	100	100

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The cost of living in Muenster is 1% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Muenster is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Muenster is 20% 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	$82,188	$6,849	$1,918	$2,466
Renters	$40,865	$3,405	$953	$1,226

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	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$10.06	$16.09	37.4%
Beauty Salon	$40.12	$37.33	7.5%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.45	4.8%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.00	3.5%
Movie	$10.72	$10.28	4.3%
Bowling	$3.98	$4.93	19.2%

Groceries

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.75	$3.80	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	4.9%
Milk	$2.07	$2.01	3.2%
Potatoes	$3.58	$3.01	18.8%
Pizza	$8.50	$9.89	14.0%
Beer	$7.40	$8.90	16.8%

Health Care

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.91	$102.16	13.5%
Doctor	$75.43	$108.36	30.4%
Dentist	$91.68	$92.53	0.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.46	$9.28	23.5%
Lipitor	$432.64	$425.82	1.6%

Housing

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$144,700.00	$184,700.00	21.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$986.13	$1,202.44	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$791.00	$949.00	16.6%

Transportation

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.24	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$39.22	$46.29	15.3%

Utilities

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.32	$165.96	5.8%
Phone	$21.75	$28.68	24.2%

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.
Lindsay CDP, TX	302	90	-10%
St. Jo, TX	1,077	79	-21%
Thackerville, OK	459	80	-20%
Gainesville, TX	16,169	81	-19%
Valley View, TX	947	82	-18%
Muenster, TX	1,528	90	-10%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Claycomo, MO	1,528	84	-16%
Stuart, IA	1,528	80	-20%
Centennial Park, AZ	1,528	93	-7%
Random Lake, WI	1,527	96	-4%
Waterman, IL	1,527	91	-9%
Muenster, TX	1,528	90	-10%

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

Muenster, TX Cost of Living