Arlington, Texas Cost Of Living

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4%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

19%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Arlington	Texas	National
Cost of living	96	92	100
Goods & Services	105	97	100
Groceries	100	91	100
Health care	96	95	100
Housing	81	83	100
Transportation	93	94	100
Utilities	110	103	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Arlington is 4% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Arlington is 4% lower than the national average
Arlington housing is 19% 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	$75,933	$6,328	$1,772	$2,278
Renters	$34,446	$2,871	$804	$1,033

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Arlington is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Arlington has a median income of about $75,933 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,772 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $34,446. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $804 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.60	$20.27	46.0%
Beauty Salon	$63.06	$40.39	56.1%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.4%
Shampoo	$1.26	$1.08	17.1%
Movie	$11.00	$10.99	0.1%
Bowling	$19.20	$15.49	23.9%

Groceries

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.55	$4.30	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.40	3.9%
Milk	$2.01	$2.20	8.6%
Potatoes	$3.19	$3.22	0.9%
Pizza	$10.15	$10.74	5.5%
Beer	$9.56	$9.60	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.41	$109.73	11.2%
Doctor	$92.61	$118.34	21.7%
Dentist	$106.16	$100.94	5.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.92	$9.93	0.1%
Lipitor	$468.95	$469.53	0.1%

Housing

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$137,900.00	$184,700.00	25.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$939.06	$1,229.62	23.6%
Apartment Rent	$896.00	$949.00	5.6%

Transportation

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$50.46	$51.86	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.01	$170.84	17.7%
Phone	$188.11	$187.18	0.5%

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.
Horseshoe Bend, TX	748	79	21.5%
Cockrell Hill, TX	4,301	90	10.5%
Everman, TX	6,312	89	11.4%
Haltom City, TX	43,864	90	9.8%
Forest Hill, TX	12,774	91	9.0%
Arlington, TX	383,899	96	4.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Orleans, LA	382,922	101	1.1%
Wichita, KS	388,033	89	11.3%
Cleveland, OH	389,165	83	17.2%
Tulsa, OK	399,906	89	11.3%
Bakersfield, CA	367,555	111	11.5%
Arlington, TX	383,899	96	4.2%

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