| Index | Farmers Market District | Dallas | Texas |
| Cost of living | 135 | 99 | 91 |
| Goods & Services | 109 | 109 | 95 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 90 |
| Health care | 108 | 108 | 97 |
| Housing | 204 | 82 | 83 |
| Transportation | 99 | 99 | 94 |
| Utilities | 108 | 108 | 102 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $66,616 | $5,551 | $1,554 | $1,999 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $29.20 | $17.49 | 67.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $47.00 | $38.17 | 23.1% |
| Toothpaste | $2.18 | $2.32 | 6.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.07 | $1.01 | 5.7% |
| Movie | $11.80 | $10.72 | 10.0% |
| Bowling | $18.38 | $13.86 | 32.6% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.14 | $3.90 | 6.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.40 | 19.7% |
| Milk | $1.98 | $1.96 | 0.9% |
| Potatoes | $3.55 | $3.18 | 11.5% |
| Pizza | $9.23 | $10.39 | 11.2% |
| Beer | $9.63 | $9.23 | 4.3% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $89.50 | $106.34 | 15.8% |
| Doctor | $120.57 | $115.25 | 4.6% |
| Dentist | $119.60 | $98.38 | 21.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.68 | $9.26 | 6.3% |
| Lipitor | $494.11 | $466.47 | 5.9% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $142,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 22.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,515.16 | $1,273.32 | 19.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $888.00 | $949.00 | 6.4% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.50 | $2.59 | 3.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $51.30 | $48.90 | 4.9% |
| Item | Dallas | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $191.05 | $167.60 | 14.0% |
| Phone | $182.64 | $163.42 | 11.8% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Horseshoe Bend, TX | 748 | 80 | -20% |
| Mesquite CDP, TX | 629 | 86 | -14% |
| Wilmer, TX | 3,903 | 88 | -12% |
| Hutchins, TX | 5,644 | 90 | -10% |
| Cockrell Hill, TX | 4,301 | 91 | -9% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,278,433 | 99 | -1% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| San Diego, CA | 1,374,812 | 149 | 49% |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,439,358 | 88 | -12% |
| San Jose, CA | 1,009,363 | 181 | 81% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,555,324 | 96 | -4% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,559,938 | 102 | 2% |
| Dallas, TX | 1,278,433 | 99 | -1% |
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