North University, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 12%

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	North University	Austin	Texas
Cost of living	101	107	92
Goods & Services	101	101	97
Groceries	92	92	91
Health care	105	105	95
Housing	112	133	83
Transportation	86	86	94
Utilities	95	95	103

Key findings

The cost of living in North University is 10% higher than the Austin average
The cost of living in North University is 1% higher than the national average
North University housing 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$27.95	$20.27	37.9%
Beauty Salon	$49.66	$40.39	22.9%
Toothpaste	$2.15	$2.36	8.7%
Shampoo	$0.95	$1.08	11.7%
Movie	$12.14	$10.99	10.5%
Bowling	$17.87	$15.49	15.3%

Groceries

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.27	$4.30	23.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.40	18.1%
Milk	$1.98	$2.20	10.0%
Potatoes	$3.65	$3.22	13.4%
Pizza	$11.33	$10.74	5.5%
Beer	$10.08	$9.60	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$118.24	$109.73	7.8%
Doctor	$111.36	$118.34	5.9%
Dentist	$119.12	$100.94	18.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.79	$9.93	11.5%
Lipitor	$473.25	$469.53	0.8%

Housing

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$257,800.00	$184,700.00	39.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,287.23	$1,229.62	4.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,106.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.39	$2.71	11.8%
Tire Balancing	$43.10	$51.86	16.9%

Utilities

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$155.01	$170.84	9.3%
Phone	$188.86	$187.18	0.9%

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.
Garfield, TX	1,663	86	14.3%
Webberville, TX	529	92	7.9%
Hornsby Bend, TX	7,520	94	5.7%
Jonestown, TX	1,740	90	10.1%
Manor, TX	7,145	96	4.0%
Austin, TX	907,779	107	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	92	7.7%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	203	103.1%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	88	11.7%
Columbus, OH	837,038	88	11.6%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	95	4.6%
Austin, TX	907,779	107	7.4%

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

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