Hughes Springs, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 20%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 57%

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	Hughes Springs	Texas	National
Cost of living	80	92	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	93	91	100
Health care	97	95	100
Housing	43	83	100
Transportation	94	94	100
Utilities	90	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Hughes Springs is 13% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Hughes Springs is 20% lower than the national average
Hughes Springs housing is 57% 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	$40,781	$3,398	$951	$1,224
Renters	$22,500	$1,875	$525	$675

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	Hughes Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.25	$20.27	29.7%
Beauty Salon	$39.39	$40.39	2.5%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.6%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.08	4.1%
Movie	$11.04	$10.99	0.5%
Bowling	$15.22	$15.49	1.7%

Groceries

Item	Hughes Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$4.30	13.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.40	19.7%
Milk	$1.81	$2.20	18.0%
Potatoes	$2.48	$3.22	23.0%
Pizza	$10.10	$10.74	6.0%
Beer	$9.97	$9.60	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Hughes Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.61	$109.73	11.7%
Doctor	$87.45	$118.34	26.1%
Dentist	$100.77	$100.94	0.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.37	$9.93	4.4%
Lipitor	$506.40	$469.53	7.9%

Housing

Item	Hughes Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$70,500.00	$184,700.00	61.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.68	$1,229.62	6.3%
Apartment Rent	$520.00	$949.00	45.2%

Transportation

Item	Hughes Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.51	$2.71	7.3%
Tire Balancing	$50.18	$51.86	3.2%

Utilities

Item	Hughes Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$138.30	$170.84	19.0%
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.
Marietta, TX	131	73	26.6%
Avinger, TX	367	78	22.3%
Naples, TX	1,475	76	24.0%
Daingerfield, TX	2,705	81	19.5%
Omaha, TX	831	78	22.0%
Hughes Springs, TX	1,983	80	19.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tofield, AB	1,983	n/a
Heritage Pines, FL	1,982	96	3.7%
Utica, OH	1,982	81	19.4%
Haverhill, FL	1,984	105	4.9%
Southwest Greensburg, PA	1,984	93	7.4%
Hughes Springs, TX	1,983	80	19.9%

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