North Dallas, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 38%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 118%

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	North Dallas	Dallas	Texas
Cost of living	138	97	92
Goods & Services	107	107	97
Groceries	98	98	91
Health care	112	112	95
Housing	218	82	83
Transportation	90	90	94
Utilities	110	110	103

Key findings

The cost of living in North Dallas is 50% higher than the Dallas average
The cost of living in North Dallas is 38% higher than the national average
North Dallas housing is 118% higher 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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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$120,158	$10,013	$2,803	$3,605

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	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.17	$20.27	48.8%
Beauty Salon	$51.54	$40.39	27.6%
Toothpaste	$2.13	$2.36	9.7%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.08	10.8%
Movie	$13.02	$10.99	18.5%
Bowling	$16.28	$15.49	5.1%

Groceries

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$4.30	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	15.0%
Milk	$2.29	$2.20	4.0%
Potatoes	$3.91	$3.22	21.6%
Pizza	$9.38	$10.74	12.7%
Beer	$10.21	$9.60	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.55	$109.73	2.6%
Doctor	$132.09	$118.34	11.6%
Dentist	$126.71	$100.94	25.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.35	$9.93	5.9%
Lipitor	$477.75	$469.53	1.8%

Housing

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$142,600.00	$184,700.00	22.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.31	$1,229.62	6.4%
Apartment Rent	$888.00	$949.00	6.4%

Transportation

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.50	$2.71	7.8%
Tire Balancing	$44.33	$51.86	14.5%

Utilities

Item	Dallas	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.26	$170.84	17.2%
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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Horseshoe Bend, TX	748	79	21.5%
St. Paul CDP, TX	594	86	13.6%
Mesquite CDP, TX	629	85	15.1%
Cockrell Hill, TX	4,301	90	10.5%
Balch Springs, TX	25,043	91	9.3%
Dallas, TX	1,278,433	97	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	150	49.7%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	90	10.3%
Ottawa, ON	1,058,126	n/a
Edmonton, AB	1,053,392	n/a
Dallas, TX	1,278,433	97	2.7%

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

North Dallas, Dallas, TX Cost of Living