| Index | Hamlin | Texas | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 92 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 46 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 113 | 102 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $94,031 | $7,836 | $2,194 | $2,821 |
| Renters | $66,510 | $5,543 | $1,552 | $1,995 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Hamlin | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $29.54 | $27.62 | 7.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $44.94 | $51.11 | 12.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.19 | $4.09 | 2.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.43 | $1.54 | 7.3% |
| Movie | $10.81 | $12.88 | 16.1% |
| Yoga | $15.50 | $19.66 | 21.2% |
| Item | Hamlin | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.06 | $7.70 | 8.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.31 | $1.66 | 21.2% |
| Milk | $4.66 | $4.73 | 1.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.47 | $5.26 | 4.1% |
| Pizza | $14.38 | $12.76 | 12.7% |
| Beer | $10.76 | $10.55 | 2.0% |
| Item | Hamlin | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $147.36 | $140.06 | 5.2% |
| Doctor | $132.27 | $153.82 | 14.0% |
| Dentist | $130.08 | $123.15 | 5.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.26 | $11.73 | 4.0% |
| Lipitor | $20.81 | $23.61 | 11.9% |
| Item | Hamlin | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $111,005.00 | $326,622.00 | 66.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,675.70 | $2,480.25 | 32.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,075.00 | $1,444.00 | 25.6% |
| Item | Hamlin | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.65 | $3.06 | 13.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $74.85 | $65.21 | 14.8% |
| Item | Hamlin | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $261.44 | $220.12 | 18.8% |
| Phone | $201.62 | $195.71 | 3.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Roby, TX | 828 | 80 | 20.2% |
| Anson, TX | 1,931 | 83 | 17.2% |
| Hamlin, TX | 1,869 | 83 | 17.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| McCrory, AR | 1,869 | 79 | 21.0% |
| Redwood Valley, CA | 1,869 | 142 | 41.9% |
| Argos, IN | 1,869 | 85 | 15.3% |
| Devon, PA | 1,869 | 176 | 75.6% |
| Freeport, PA | 1,869 | 87 | 13.0% |
| Hamlin, TX | 1,869 | 83 | 17.2% |