Cost Of Living In Muenster, TX

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	82	90	100
Index	Muenster	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	84	94	100
Groceries index	93	89	100
Health care index	89	95	100
Housing index	70	81	100
Transportation index	92	93	100
Utilities index	89	95	100

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The cost of living in Muenster is 8% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Muenster is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Muenster is 30% 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	$70,000	$5,833	$1,633	$2,100
Renters	$31,458	$2,622	$734	$944

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	$12.13	$15.56	22.1%
Beauty Salon	$32.03	$36.11	11.3%
Toothpaste	$2.03	$2.47	17.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$0.96	3.5%
Movie	$8.98	$10.13	11.3%
Bowling	$3.25	$4.74	31.4%

Groceries

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.45	$3.98	11.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.41	16.5%
Milk	$1.82	$2.06	12.0%
Potatoes	$3.26	$2.98	9.4%
Pizza	$9.09	$9.47	4.1%
Beer	$8.15	$8.79	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.23	$101.04	3.8%
Doctor	$85.29	$107.44	20.6%
Dentist	$76.89	$90.42	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.61	$9.28	7.2%
Lipitor	$441.52	$426.50	3.5%

Housing

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$117,600.00	$175,700.00	33.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$856.84	$1,133.23	24.4%
Apartment Rent	$697.00	$920.00	24.2%

Transportation

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.82	$1.99	8.9%
Tire Balancing	$43.19	$45.76	5.6%

Utilities

Item	Muenster	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.15	$163.81	1.6%
Phone	$21.64	$28.39	23.8%

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.
Thackerville, OK	424	74	-26%
Nocona Hills, TX	779	77	-23%
St. Jo, TX	1,072	76	-24%
Gainesville, TX	16,040	79	-21%
Valley View, TX	1,027	80	-20%
Muenster, TX	1,739	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cowpens, SC	1,739	84	-16%
Fairview, UT	1,739	92	-8%
Berkeley Lake, GA	1,739	134	34%
Doe Valley, KY	1,739	95	-5%
Talty, TX	1,738	120	20%
Muenster, TX	1,739	82	-18%

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

Muenster, TX Cost of Living