Flatonia, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 11%

Housing 39%

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	Flatonia	Texas	National
Cost of living	83	91	100
Goods & Services	89	95	100
Groceries	87	90	100
Health care	121	97	100
Housing	61	83	100
Transportation	100	94	100
Utilities	96	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Flatonia is 9% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Flatonia is 17% lower than the national average
Flatonia housing is 39% 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	$39,688	$3,307	$926	$1,191
Renters	$38,846	$3,237	$906	$1,165

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	Flatonia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.52	$17.49	0.2%
Beauty Salon	$45.82	$38.17	20.0%
Toothpaste	$2.25	$2.32	3.1%
Shampoo	$0.78	$1.01	22.9%
Movie	$9.00	$10.72	16.1%
Bowling	$3.88	$13.86	72.0%

Groceries

Item	Flatonia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.19	$3.90	18.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.40	19.8%
Milk	$1.61	$1.96	17.9%
Potatoes	$2.07	$3.18	35.1%
Pizza	$9.90	$10.39	4.8%
Beer	$8.68	$9.23	6.0%

Health Care

Item	Flatonia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.91	$106.34	7.0%
Doctor	$90.35	$115.25	21.6%
Dentist	$161.94	$98.38	64.6%
Ibuprofen	$7.97	$9.26	13.9%
Lipitor	$420.66	$466.47	9.8%

Housing

Item	Flatonia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$110,400.00	$184,700.00	40.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,028.20	$1,273.32	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$615.00	$949.00	35.2%

Transportation

Item	Flatonia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.59	18.9%
Tire Balancing	$52.13	$48.90	6.6%

Utilities

Item	Flatonia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.93	$167.60	5.8%
Phone	$28.32	$163.42	82.7%

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.
Waelder, TX	1,366	75	-25%
Moulton, TX	932	78	-22%
Schulenburg, TX	2,901	82	-18%
Flatonia, TX	1,488	83	-17%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Osborne, KS	1,488	76	-24%
Orange Grove, TX	1,488	85	-15%
Harkers Island, NC	1,488	109	9%
Sibley, LA	1,487	83	-17%
Redington Beach, FL	1,489	131	31%
Flatonia, TX	1,488	83	-17%

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

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