| Index | Kountze | Texas | National |
| Cost of living | 90 | 92 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 102 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 96 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 65 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation | 93 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 108 | 104 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $52,868 | $4,406 | $1,234 | $1,586 |
| Renters | $57,229 | $4,769 | $1,335 | $1,717 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Kountze | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.22 | $24.26 | 8.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $46.89 | $45.56 | 2.9% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.16 | $1.28 | 9.1% |
| Movie | $11.93 | $12.13 | 1.7% |
| Bowling | $19.17 | $18.00 | 6.5% |
| Item | Kountze | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.37 | $5.84 | 8.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.49 | $1.57 | 5.5% |
| Milk | $4.66 | $4.67 | 0.3% |
| Potatoes | $4.17 | $4.93 | 15.6% |
| Pizza | $10.99 | $12.09 | 9.1% |
| Beer | $10.23 | $10.41 | 1.8% |
| Item | Kountze | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $119.32 | $125.68 | 5.1% |
| Doctor | $87.50 | $135.78 | 35.6% |
| Dentist | $104.52 | $113.29 | 7.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.41 | $10.65 | 2.3% |
| Lipitor | $480.00 | $468.60 | 2.4% |
| Item | Kountze | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $101,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,167.70 | $2,346.69 | 7.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $857.00 | $949.00 | 9.7% |
| Item | Kountze | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.06 | $3.46 | 11.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $48.89 | $59.92 | 18.4% |
| Item | Kountze | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $214.33 | $193.99 | 10.5% |
| Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Evadale, TX | 1,648 | 86 | 13.9% |
| Silsbee, TX | 6,642 | 91 | 8.9% |
| Rose Hill Acres, TX | 300 | 96 | 4.4% |
| Wildwood, TX | 968 | 100 | 0.5% |
| Lumberton, TX | 12,939 | 101 | 0.5% |
| Kountze, TX | 2,047 | 90 | 10.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Butler, GA | 2,047 | 84 | 16.1% |
| Fairview-Ferndale, PA | 2,047 | 87 | 13.2% |
| West Buechel, KY | 2,046 | 89 | 10.8% |
| Ramseur, NC | 2,048 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Groton, NY | 2,048 | 93 | 6.8% |
| Kountze, TX | 2,047 | 90 | 10.3% |
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