Cost Of Living in Coleman, TX

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

53%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Coleman	Texas	National
Cost of living	81	92	100
Goods & Services	93	96	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	93	94	100
Housing	47	83	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	103	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Coleman is 13% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Coleman is 19% lower than the national average
Coleman housing is 53% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% 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	$45,290	$3,774	$1,057	$1,359
Renters	$40,441	$3,370	$944	$1,213

The affordability of the housing market in Coleman, TX as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Coleman homeowners, the median income is $45,290. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,057 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $40,441. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $944 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Coleman	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.33	$24.26	25.0%
Beauty Salon	$31.44	$45.56	31.0%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	7.1%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$15.22	$18.00	15.4%

Groceries

Item	Coleman	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.46	$5.84	6.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$4.88	$4.93	1.2%
Pizza	$12.69	$12.09	5.0%
Beer	$10.46	$10.41	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Coleman	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$141.52	$125.68	12.6%
Doctor	$117.53	$135.78	13.4%
Dentist	$115.28	$113.29	1.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.09	$10.65	5.3%
Lipitor	$377.45	$468.60	19.5%

Housing

Item	Coleman	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$66,700.00	$184,700.00	63.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,061.92	$2,346.69	12.1%
Apartment Rent	$700.00	$949.00	26.2%

Transportation

Item	Coleman	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.13	$3.46	9.6%
Tire Balancing	$61.81	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	Coleman	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.23	$193.99	0.4%
Phone	$209.24	$192.25	8.8%

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.
Santa Anna CDP, TX	39	95	5.1%
Novice, TX	84	95	5.1%
Santa Anna, TX	1,075	78	21.7%
Coleman, TX	4,323	81	19.3%

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