Pflugerville, Texas Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

17%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

8%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Pflugerville	Texas	National
Cost of living	94	92	100
Goods & Services	83	97	100
Groceries	83	91	100
Health care	90	95	100
Housing	108	83	100
Transportation	90	94	100
Utilities	109	103	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Pflugerville is 2% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Pflugerville is 6% lower than the national average
Pflugerville housing is 8% higher 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	$89,581	$7,465	$2,090	$2,688
Renters	$47,788	$3,982	$1,115	$1,434

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Pflugerville, TX, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Pflugerville homeowners, is $89,581. This would allow for a maximum of $2,090 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $47,788 which would result in a maximum of $1,115 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Pflugerville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.94	$20.27	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.94	$40.39	11.0%
Toothpaste	$1.65	$2.36	30.1%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.2%
Movie	$11.97	$10.99	8.9%
Bowling	$17.17	$15.49	10.8%

Groceries

Item	Pflugerville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.01	$1.40	28.1%
Milk	$1.69	$2.20	23.4%
Potatoes	$2.47	$3.22	23.2%
Pizza	$10.10	$10.74	6.0%
Beer	$9.71	$9.60	1.2%

Health Care

Item	Pflugerville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.00	$109.73	20.7%
Doctor	$92.78	$118.34	21.6%
Dentist	$96.11	$100.94	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.47	$9.93	14.7%
Lipitor	$490.94	$469.53	4.6%

Housing

Item	Pflugerville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$183,500.00	$184,700.00	0.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,242.78	$1,229.62	1.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,221.00	$949.00	28.7%

Transportation

Item	Pflugerville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.29	$2.71	15.7%
Tire Balancing	$51.89	$51.86	0.1%

Utilities

Item	Pflugerville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.83	$170.84	15.8%
Phone	$188.86	$187.18	0.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Taylor, TX	16,492	83	16.7%
Elgin, TX	8,756	89	11.0%
Hornsby Bend, TX	7,520	94	5.7%
Manor, TX	7,145	96	4.0%
Hutto, TX	21,241	92	7.8%
Pflugerville, TX	55,712	94	5.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kettering, OH	55,720	91	9.3%
Corvallis, OR	55,766	118	18.4%
St. Peters, MO	55,820	98	1.7%
Weymouth Town, MA	55,601	134	34.2%
Grand Forks, ND	55,831	93	7.2%
Pflugerville, TX	55,712	94	5.7%

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