Index | Mesquite | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 95 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 107 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 91 | 100 |
Health care | 112 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 73 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 90 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 110 | 103 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $65,938 | $5,495 | $1,538 | $1,978 |
Renters | $35,971 | $2,998 | $839 | $1,079 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Mesquite | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $30.17 | $20.27 | 48.8% |
Beauty Salon | $51.54 | $40.39 | 27.6% |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.36 | 9.7% |
Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.08 | 10.8% |
Movie | $13.02 | $10.99 | 18.5% |
Bowling | $16.28 | $15.49 | 5.1% |
Item | Mesquite | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.07 | $4.30 | 5.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.19 | $1.40 | 15.0% |
Milk | $2.29 | $2.20 | 4.0% |
Potatoes | $3.91 | $3.22 | 21.6% |
Pizza | $9.38 | $10.74 | 12.7% |
Beer | $10.21 | $9.60 | 6.4% |
Item | Mesquite | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $112.55 | $109.73 | 2.6% |
Doctor | $132.09 | $118.34 | 11.6% |
Dentist | $126.71 | $100.94 | 25.5% |
Ibuprofen | $9.35 | $9.93 | 5.9% |
Lipitor | $477.75 | $469.53 | 1.8% |
Item | Mesquite | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $112,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 39.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,151.31 | $1,229.62 | 6.4% |
Apartment Rent | $977.00 | $949.00 | 3.0% |
Item | Mesquite | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.50 | $2.71 | 7.8% |
Tire Balancing | $44.33 | $51.86 | 14.5% |
Item | Mesquite | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $200.26 | $170.84 | 17.2% |
Phone | $188.86 | $187.18 | 0.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Mobile City, TX | 224 | 83 | -17% |
Mesquite CDP, TX | 629 | 85 | -15% |
Wilmer, TX | 3,903 | 86 | -14% |
Hutchins, TX | 5,644 | 89 | -11% |
Seagoville, TX | 15,701 | 90 | -10% |
Mesquite, TX | 143,771 | 95 | -5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Syracuse, NY | 144,350 | 89 | -11% |
Savannah, GA | 144,717 | 93 | -7% |
Metairie, LA | 144,772 | 103 | 3% |
Whitby, ON | 142,607 | n/a | |
Saguenay, QC | 145,134 | n/a | |
Mesquite, TX | 143,771 | 95 | -5% |