Kennedale, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

6%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Kennedale	Texas	National
Cost of living	100	92	100
Goods & Services	105	97	100
Groceries	100	91	100
Health care	96	95	100
Housing	94	83	100
Transportation	93	94	100
Utilities	110	103	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Kennedale is 8% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Kennedale is equal to the national average
Kennedale housing is 6% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% 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	$80,549	$6,712	$1,879	$2,417
Renters	$50,849	$4,237	$1,186	$1,526

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Kennedale is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Kennedale has a median income of about $80,549 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,879 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $50,849. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,186 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Kennedale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.60	$20.27	46.0%
Beauty Salon	$63.06	$40.39	56.1%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.4%
Shampoo	$1.26	$1.08	17.1%
Movie	$11.00	$10.99	0.1%
Bowling	$19.20	$15.49	23.9%

Groceries

Item	Kennedale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.55	$4.30	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.40	3.9%
Milk	$2.01	$2.20	8.6%
Potatoes	$3.19	$3.22	0.9%
Pizza	$10.15	$10.74	5.5%
Beer	$9.56	$9.60	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Kennedale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.41	$109.73	11.2%
Doctor	$92.61	$118.34	21.7%
Dentist	$106.16	$100.94	5.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.92	$9.93	0.1%
Lipitor	$468.95	$469.53	0.1%

Housing

Item	Kennedale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$170,900.00	$184,700.00	7.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$939.06	$1,229.62	23.6%
Apartment Rent	$928.00	$949.00	2.2%

Transportation

Item	Kennedale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$50.46	$51.86	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Kennedale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.01	$170.84	17.7%
Phone	$188.11	$187.18	0.5%

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.
Sansom Park, TX	4,819	87	12.6%
White Settlement, TX	16,886	88	12.0%
Everman, TX	6,312	89	11.4%
Haltom City, TX	43,864	90	9.8%
Venus, TX	3,211	90	9.5%
Kennedale, TX	7,413	100	0.1%

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El Rio, CA	7,412	130	29.8%
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Crystal City, TX	7,414	77	23.5%
Cotati, CA	7,415	151	51.4%
Kennedale, TX	7,413	100	0.1%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.