North University, TX Cost Of Living

North University 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	North University	Austin	Texas
Cost of living index	100	107	91
Index	North University	Austin	Texas
Goods & Services index	101	101	93
Groceries index	88	88	91
Health care index	99	99	96
Housing index	112	133	83
Transportation index	93	93	94
Utilities index	88	88	100

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The cost of living in North University is 11% higher than the Austin average.
The cost of living in North University is equal to the national average.
The cost of housing in North University is 12% higher 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)
Household	$26,698	$2,225	$623	$801

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	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.78	$16.09	47.8%
Beauty Salon	$46.34	$37.33	24.1%
Toothpaste	$2.14	$2.45	12.6%
Shampoo	$0.82	$1.00	18.4%
Movie	$11.09	$10.28	7.9%
Bowling	$4.23	$4.93	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.18	$3.80	16.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.40	17.9%
Milk	$1.81	$2.01	10.0%
Potatoes	$3.04	$3.01	1.0%
Pizza	$11.33	$9.89	14.6%
Beer	$8.77	$8.90	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.83	$102.16	7.5%
Doctor	$98.76	$108.36	8.9%
Dentist	$99.00	$92.53	7.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.56	$9.28	7.7%
Lipitor	$417.08	$425.82	2.1%

Housing

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$257,800.00	$184,700.00	39.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,110.77	$1,202.44	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,106.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.11	$2.24	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$42.66	$46.29	7.9%

Utilities

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.31	$165.96	5.2%
Phone	$22.94	$28.68	20.0%

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.
Garfield, TX	1,663	85	-15%
Webberville, TX	529	91	-9%
Hornsby Bend, TX	7,520	93	-7%
Jonestown, TX	1,740	95	-5%
Manor, TX	7,145	95	-5%
Austin, TX	907,779	107	7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	93	-7%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	202	102%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	89	-11%
Columbus, OH	837,038	89	-11%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	96	-4%
Austin, TX	907,779	107	7%

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

North University, Austin, TX Cost of Living