Martindale, Texas Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

19%

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	Martindale	Texas	National
Cost of living	94	92	100
Goods & Services	101	97	100
Groceries	90	91	100
Health care	101	95	100
Housing	81	83	100
Transportation	105	94	100
Utilities	98	103	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Martindale is 2% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Martindale is 6% lower than the national average
Martindale housing is 19% 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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Price difference in compared to

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Goods & Services index
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Health care index
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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	$60,313	$5,026	$1,407	$1,810
Renters	$31,544	$2,629	$736	$946

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	Martindale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.72	$20.27	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$47.40	$40.39	17.3%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.36	5.2%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	4.9%
Movie	$11.83	$10.99	7.7%
Bowling	$11.11	$15.49	28.3%

Groceries

Item	Martindale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.14	$4.30	3.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	19.5%
Milk	$2.12	$2.20	3.8%
Potatoes	$2.33	$3.22	27.7%
Pizza	$10.68	$10.74	0.6%
Beer	$9.60	$9.60	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Martindale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.11	$109.73	5.8%
Doctor	$130.73	$118.34	10.5%
Dentist	$97.33	$100.94	3.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.67	$9.93	12.7%
Lipitor	$491.96	$469.53	4.8%

Housing

Item	Martindale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$152,200.00	$184,700.00	17.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,036.28	$1,229.62	15.7%
Apartment Rent	$740.00	$949.00	22.0%

Transportation

Item	Martindale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.42	$2.71	10.8%
Tire Balancing	$67.39	$51.86	29.9%

Utilities

Item	Martindale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.75	$170.84	3.6%
Phone	$189.36	$187.18	1.2%

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.
Redwood, TX	4,009	83	16.6%
Geronimo, TX	1,124	81	19.3%
Luling, TX	5,679	83	17.0%
Uhland, TX	1,352	88	12.3%
Lockhart, TX	13,222	91	9.0%
Martindale, TX	1,379	94	6.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lebec, CA	1,379	110	10.4%
Palo Cedro, CA	1,379	137	36.8%
Philmont, NY	1,379	102	1.6%
Holiday Valley, OH	1,379	89	11.3%
Calwa, CA	1,378	102	2.0%
Martindale, TX	1,379	94	6.3%

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