Lake Brownwood, TX Cost Of Living

Lake Brownwood cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Lake Brownwood	Texas	National
Cost of living index	82	91	100
Index	Lake Brownwood	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	97	93	100
Groceries index	100	91	100
Health care index	105	96	100
Housing index	42	83	100
Transportation index	90	94	100
Utilities index	109	100	100

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The cost of living in Lake Brownwood is 10% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Lake Brownwood is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Lake Brownwood is 58% 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	$41,020	$3,418	$957	$1,231
Renters	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463

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	Lake Brownwood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.80	$16.09	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$40.10	$37.33	7.4%
Toothpaste	$2.85	$2.45	16.6%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.00	11.4%
Movie	$9.12	$10.28	11.3%
Bowling	$4.02	$4.93	18.6%

Groceries

Item	Lake Brownwood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.43	$3.80	9.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.22	$1.40	12.7%
Milk	$1.69	$2.01	15.8%
Potatoes	$3.54	$3.01	17.4%
Pizza	$10.40	$9.89	5.2%
Beer	$8.65	$8.90	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Lake Brownwood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.37	$102.16	35.4%
Doctor	$135.26	$108.36	24.8%
Dentist	$83.83	$92.53	9.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.01	$9.28	2.9%
Lipitor	$403.67	$425.82	5.2%

Housing

Item	Lake Brownwood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$69,200.00	$184,700.00	62.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,034.11	$1,202.44	14.0%
Apartment Rent	$510.00	$949.00	46.3%

Transportation

Item	Lake Brownwood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.93	$2.24	14.2%
Tire Balancing	$45.90	$46.29	0.8%

Utilities

Item	Lake Brownwood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$212.43	$165.96	28.0%
Phone	$24.99	$28.68	12.9%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Santa Anna CDP, TX	39	99	-1%
Santa Anna, TX	1,297	80	-20%
Thunderbird Bay, TX	562	82	-18%
Bangs, TX	1,599	82	-18%
Brownwood, TX	19,081	85	-15%
Lake Brownwood, TX	1,295	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mabscott, WV	1,295	94	-6%
Onarga, IL	1,295	90	-10%
Elton, LA	1,295	77	-23%
Porcupine, SD	1,295	72	-28%
Burwell, NE	1,296	77	-23%
Lake Brownwood, TX	1,295	82	-18%

Source: The Lake Brownwood, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Lake Brownwood, TX Cost of Living