Ballinger, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 57%

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	Ballinger	Texas	National
Cost of living	82	92	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	93	91	100
Health care	102	95	100
Housing	43	83	100
Transportation	100	94	100
Utilities	110	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Ballinger is 11% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Ballinger is 18% lower than the national average
Ballinger housing is 57% 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	$41,765	$3,480	$974	$1,253
Renters	$22,344	$1,862	$521	$670

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Ballinger, TX, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Ballinger, homeowners have a median income of $41,765. Using that number, a maximum of $974 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $22,344, which means there is a maximum of $521 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Ballinger	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.17	$20.27	14.3%
Beauty Salon	$41.56	$40.39	2.9%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.36	13.0%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.08	0.3%
Movie	$11.07	$10.99	0.8%
Bowling	$13.50	$15.49	12.9%

Groceries

Item	Ballinger	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.25	$4.30	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.5%
Milk	$2.33	$2.20	5.9%
Potatoes	$2.39	$3.22	25.7%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.74	2.3%
Beer	$10.06	$9.60	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Ballinger	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$154.22	$109.73	40.6%
Doctor	$110.83	$118.34	6.3%
Dentist	$106.72	$100.94	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.99	$9.93	0.6%
Lipitor	$392.64	$469.53	16.4%

Housing

Item	Ballinger	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$66,800.00	$184,700.00	63.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$968.95	$1,229.62	21.2%
Apartment Rent	$557.00	$949.00	41.3%

Transportation

Item	Ballinger	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.43	$2.71	10.3%
Tire Balancing	$61.29	$51.86	18.2%

Utilities

Item	Ballinger	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.34	$170.84	17.3%
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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Winters, TX	2,524	78	21.5%
Miles, TX	932	84	16.1%
Ballinger, TX	3,715	82	17.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dell Rapids, SD	3,715	88	12.0%
Carolina Shores, NC	3,714	106	5.8%
Millvale, PA	3,714	87	12.6%
Lyons, KS	3,716	81	19.3%
Blanding, UT	3,716	95	5.3%
Ballinger, TX	3,715	82	17.8%

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