Beaumont, Texas Cost Of Living

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

37%

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	Beaumont	Texas	National
Cost of living	87	92	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	96	91	100
Health care	89	95	100
Housing	63	83	100
Transportation	103	94	100
Utilities	102	103	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Beaumont is 6% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Beaumont is 13% lower than the national average
Beaumont housing is 37% 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	$58,958	$4,913	$1,376	$1,769
Renters	$27,303	$2,275	$637	$819

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Beaumont, TX, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Beaumont have a median income of $58,958. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,376 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $27,303, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $637.

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	Beaumont	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.99	$20.27	21.1%
Beauty Salon	$40.12	$40.39	0.7%
Toothpaste	$2.32	$2.36	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.08	0.9%
Movie	$10.68	$10.99	2.8%
Bowling	$9.96	$15.49	35.7%

Groceries

Item	Beaumont	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.98	$4.30	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.22	$1.40	13.0%
Milk	$1.95	$2.20	11.3%
Potatoes	$4.39	$3.22	36.5%
Pizza	$9.97	$10.74	7.2%
Beer	$10.46	$9.60	9.0%

Health Care

Item	Beaumont	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.69	$109.73	2.7%
Doctor	$104.80	$118.34	11.4%
Dentist	$95.84	$100.94	5.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.81	$9.93	11.3%
Lipitor	$336.17	$469.53	28.4%

Housing

Item	Beaumont	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,800.00	$184,700.00	46.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,476.31	$1,229.62	20.1%
Apartment Rent	$787.00	$949.00	17.1%

Transportation

Item	Beaumont	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.71	12.4%
Tire Balancing	$65.87	$51.86	27.0%

Utilities

Item	Beaumont	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.30	$170.84	3.8%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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.
Rose City, TX	379	82	18.4%
Port Arthur, TX	54,913	82	18.2%
Vidor, TX	10,928	84	15.8%
Groves, TX	15,798	87	13.1%
China, TX	908	88	12.2%
Beaumont, TX	117,729	87	13.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ann Arbor, MI	118,087	111	11.5%
Waterloo, ON	118,234	n/a
Independence, MO	117,217	83	16.9%
Columbia, MO	117,165	96	4.3%
Berkeley, CA	118,585	192	91.9%
Beaumont, TX	117,729	87	13.5%

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