Port Neches, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 18%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Port Neches	Texas	National
Cost of living	92	92	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	96	91	100
Health care	89	95	100
Housing	82	83	100
Transportation	103	94	100
Utilities	102	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Port Neches is equal to the Texas average
The cost of living in Port Neches is 8% lower than the national average
Port Neches housing is 18% 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	$69,104	$5,759	$1,612	$2,073
Renters	$38,313	$3,193	$894	$1,150

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Port Neches, TX, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Port Neches homeowners, is $69,104. This would allow for a maximum of $1,612 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $38,313 which would result in a maximum of $894 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Port Neches	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.99	$20.27	21.1%
Beauty Salon	$40.12	$40.39	0.7%
Toothpaste	$2.32	$2.36	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.08	0.9%
Movie	$10.68	$10.99	2.8%
Bowling	$9.96	$15.49	35.7%

Groceries

Item	Port Neches	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.98	$4.30	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.22	$1.40	13.0%
Milk	$1.95	$2.20	11.3%
Potatoes	$4.39	$3.22	36.5%
Pizza	$9.97	$10.74	7.2%
Beer	$10.46	$9.60	9.0%

Health Care

Item	Port Neches	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.69	$109.73	2.7%
Doctor	$104.80	$118.34	11.4%
Dentist	$95.84	$100.94	5.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.81	$9.93	11.3%
Lipitor	$336.17	$469.53	28.4%

Housing

Item	Port Neches	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$142,900.00	$184,700.00	22.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,476.31	$1,229.62	20.1%
Apartment Rent	$878.00	$949.00	7.5%

Transportation

Item	Port Neches	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.71	12.4%
Tire Balancing	$65.87	$51.86	27.0%

Utilities

Item	Port Neches	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.30	$170.84	3.8%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rose City, TX	379	82	18.4%
Port Arthur, TX	54,913	82	18.2%
West Orange, TX	3,454	84	16.4%
Vidor, TX	10,928	84	15.8%
Orange, TX	19,128	86	14.4%
Port Neches, TX	12,794	92	7.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Kensington, PA	12,793	89	10.5%
Athens, TX	12,796	86	14.4%
Fruita, CO	12,790	104	3.9%
Minden, LA	12,790	84	16.2%
Sugarland Run, VA	12,805	132	32.2%
Port Neches, TX	12,794	92	7.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.