North University, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 2%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 12%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	North University	Austin	Texas
Cost of living	102	109	92
Goods & Services	103	103	96
Groceries	92	92	91
Health care	109	109	95
Housing	112	133	83
Transportation	90	90	91
Utilities	95	95	103

Key findings

The cost of living in North University is 12% higher than the Austin average
The cost of living in North University is 2% 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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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	$28.00	$18.62	50.3%
Beauty Salon	$50.41	$39.05	29.1%
Toothpaste	$2.23	$2.34	4.8%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.06	14.8%
Movie	$10.53	$10.68	1.4%
Bowling	$20.47	$14.67	39.5%

Groceries

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.43	$4.22	18.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.02	$1.39	26.6%
Milk	$1.84	$2.05	10.4%
Potatoes	$3.60	$3.29	9.6%
Pizza	$11.40	$10.62	7.3%
Beer	$10.12	$9.38	7.8%

Health Care

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.00	$108.57	5.0%
Doctor	$117.55	$116.17	1.2%
Dentist	$121.27	$99.13	22.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.89	$9.68	8.1%
Lipitor	$478.28	$466.92	2.4%

Housing

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$257,800.00	$184,700.00	39.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,212.38	$1,197.42	1.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,106.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.00	$2.22	10.3%
Tire Balancing	$44.18	$50.07	11.8%

Utilities

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.76	$167.67	10.1%
Phone	$185.48	$175.64	5.6%

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	87	-13%
Webberville, TX	529	93	-7%
Hornsby Bend, TX	7,520	96	-4%
Jonestown, TX	1,740	93	-7%
Manor, TX	7,145	97	-3%
Austin, TX	907,779	109	9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	91	-9%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	205	105%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	88	-12%
Columbus, OH	837,038	89	-11%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	93	-7%
Austin, TX	907,779	109	9%

Source: The North University, Austin, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

North University, Austin, TX Cost of Living