Bedford, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Bedford	Texas	National
Cost of living	97	91	100
Goods & Services	96	95	100
Groceries	93	90	100
Health care	102	97	100
Housing	94	83	100
Transportation	100	94	100
Utilities	107	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Bedford is 6% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Bedford is 3% lower than the national average
Bedford housing is 6% 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	$85,829	$7,152	$2,003	$2,575
Renters	$39,880	$3,323	$930	$1,197

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Bedford, 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 Bedford, homeowners have a median income of $85,829. Using that number, a maximum of $2,003 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $39,880, which means there is a maximum of $930 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	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.71	$17.49	35.6%
Beauty Salon	$47.33	$38.17	24.0%
Toothpaste	$2.82	$2.32	21.5%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.01	1.8%
Movie	$10.29	$10.72	4.0%
Bowling	$20.60	$13.86	48.6%

Groceries

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.82	$3.90	23.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.40	9.6%
Milk	$1.45	$1.96	26.1%
Potatoes	$2.57	$3.18	19.3%
Pizza	$8.12	$10.39	21.9%
Beer	$8.98	$9.23	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.60	$106.34	4.5%
Doctor	$107.10	$115.25	7.1%
Dentist	$107.40	$98.38	9.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.30	$9.26	11.2%
Lipitor	$465.03	$466.47	0.3%

Housing

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$169,700.00	$184,700.00	8.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$951.15	$1,273.32	25.3%
Apartment Rent	$932.00	$949.00	1.8%

Transportation

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.50	$2.59	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$54.00	$48.90	10.4%

Utilities

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$188.08	$167.60	12.2%
Phone	$181.89	$163.42	11.3%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Horseshoe Bend, TX	748	80	-20%
Cockrell Hill, TX	4,301	91	-9%
Haltom City, TX	43,864	87	-13%
Forest Hill, TX	12,774	88	-12%
Blue Mound, TX	3,263	88	-12%
Bedford, TX	48,864	97	-3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
McLean, VA	48,867	218	118%
Murray, UT	48,834	106	6%
Sheboygan, WI	48,813	88	-12%
Cypress, CA	48,978	155	55%
Huntington, WV	48,735	84	-16%
Bedford, TX	48,864	97	-3%

Source: The Bedford, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.