Sour Lake, TX Cost Of Living

Sour Lake 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	Sour Lake	Texas	National
Cost of living index	87	91	100
Index	Sour Lake	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	98	93	100
Groceries index	90	91	100
Health care index	91	96	100
Housing index	59	83	100
Transportation index	95	94	100
Utilities index	129	100	100

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The cost of living in Sour Lake is 3% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Sour Lake is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sour Lake is 41% 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	$51,488	$4,291	$1,201	$1,545
Renters	$35,536	$2,961	$829	$1,066

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	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.54	$16.09	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$39.01	$37.33	4.5%
Toothpaste	$1.99	$2.45	18.9%
Shampoo	$0.82	$1.00	17.8%
Movie	$9.85	$10.28	4.2%
Bowling	$4.67	$4.93	5.2%

Groceries

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$3.80	2.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.18	$1.40	15.3%
Milk	$1.59	$2.01	20.7%
Potatoes	$2.92	$3.01	3.1%
Pizza	$8.46	$9.89	14.4%
Beer	$9.07	$8.90	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.57	$102.16	29.8%
Doctor	$79.13	$108.36	27.0%
Dentist	$87.34	$92.53	5.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.29	$9.28	10.7%
Lipitor	$424.78	$425.82	0.2%

Housing

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,600.00	$184,700.00	57.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,005.16	$1,202.44	16.4%
Apartment Rent	$911.00	$949.00	4.0%

Transportation

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.98	$2.24	11.7%
Tire Balancing	$50.26	$46.29	8.6%

Utilities

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.64	$165.96	14.3%
Phone	$42.24	$28.68	47.3%

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.
Hull, TX	785	82	-18%
Daisetta, TX	771	83	-17%
Devers, TX	346	86	-14%
Silsbee, TX	6,702	87	-13%
Nome, TX	409	89	-11%
Sour Lake, TX	1,727	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
La Luz, NM	1,727	81	-19%
Prudenville, MI	1,727	86	-14%
Verplanck, NY	1,727	129	29%
Mayfield, PA	1,728	92	-8%
Sparta, NC	1,726	90	-10%
Sour Lake, TX	1,727	87	-13%

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

Sour Lake, TX Cost of Living