| Index | Hughes Springs | Texas | National |
| Cost of living index | 78 | 91 | 100 |
| Index | Hughes Springs | Texas | National |
| Goods & Services index | 95 | 93 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 92 | 91 | 100 |
| Health care index | 100 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing index | 43 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 99 | 94 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 78 | 100 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $40,781 | $3,398 | $951 | $1,224 |
| Renters | $22,500 | $1,875 | $525 | $675 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Hughes Springs | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $13.26 | $16.09 | 17.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $37.61 | $37.33 | 0.7% |
| Toothpaste | $2.40 | $2.45 | 1.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.02 | $1.00 | 1.9% |
| Movie | $10.13 | $10.28 | 1.4% |
| Bowling | $4.36 | $4.93 | 11.6% |
| Item | Hughes Springs | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.58 | $3.80 | 5.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.03 | $1.40 | 26.0% |
| Milk | $1.76 | $2.01 | 12.2% |
| Potatoes | $3.11 | $3.01 | 3.4% |
| Pizza | $8.45 | $9.89 | 14.6% |
| Beer | $9.26 | $8.90 | 4.1% |
| Item | Hughes Springs | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $109.55 | $102.16 | 7.2% |
| Doctor | $108.01 | $108.36 | 0.3% |
| Dentist | $94.46 | $92.53 | 2.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.18 | $9.28 | 1.1% |
| Lipitor | $403.73 | $425.82 | 5.2% |
| Item | Hughes Springs | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $70,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 61.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,086.91 | $1,202.44 | 9.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $520.00 | $949.00 | 45.2% |
| Item | Hughes Springs | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.11 | $2.24 | 5.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.85 | $46.29 | 9.8% |
| Item | Hughes Springs | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $121.45 | $165.96 | 26.8% |
| Phone | $23.90 | $28.68 | 16.7% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Marietta, TX | 131 | 72 | -28% |
| Avinger, TX | 367 | 76 | -24% |
| Naples, TX | 1,475 | 75 | -25% |
| Daingerfield, TX | 2,705 | 79 | -21% |
| Omaha, TX | 831 | 77 | -23% |
| Hughes Springs, TX | 1,983 | 78 | -22% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Utica, OH | 1,982 | 81 | -19% |
| Heritage Pines, FL | 1,982 | 100 | 0% |
| Southwest Greensburg, PA | 1,984 | 91 | -9% |
| Haverhill, FL | 1,984 | 102 | 2% |
| Harbor, OR | 1,981 | 98 | -2% |
| Hughes Springs, TX | 1,983 | 78 | -22% |