| Index | Point Comfort | Texas | National |
| Cost of living | 85 | 92 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 92 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 85 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 60 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation | 93 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 116 | 104 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $68,661 | $5,722 | $1,602 | $2,060 |
| Renters | $76,364 | $6,364 | $1,782 | $2,291 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Point Comfort | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.53 | $24.26 | 11.3% |
| Beauty Salon | $42.00 | $45.56 | 7.8% |
| Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.28 | 7.3% |
| Movie | $9.60 | $12.13 | 20.9% |
| Bowling | $18.83 | $18.00 | 4.6% |
| Item | Point Comfort | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.60 | $5.84 | 4.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.66 | $1.57 | 5.3% |
| Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 1.0% |
| Potatoes | $4.86 | $4.93 | 1.5% |
| Pizza | $13.24 | $12.09 | 9.5% |
| Beer | $10.07 | $10.41 | 3.3% |
| Item | Point Comfort | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $126.53 | $125.68 | 0.7% |
| Doctor | $101.11 | $135.78 | 25.5% |
| Dentist | $91.28 | $113.29 | 19.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.41 | $10.65 | 2.2% |
| Lipitor | $468.06 | $468.60 | 0.1% |
| Item | Point Comfort | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $82,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,663.11 | $2,346.69 | 29.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $891.00 | $949.00 | 6.1% |
| Item | Point Comfort | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $62.05 | $59.92 | 3.6% |
| Item | Point Comfort | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $234.01 | $193.99 | 20.6% |
| Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Vanderbilt, TX | 631 | 96 | 4.1% |
| La Ward, TX | 308 | 83 | 17.2% |
| Port Lavaca, TX | 12,015 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Lolita, TX | 761 | 89 | 10.9% |
| Inez, TX | 2,668 | 109 | 9.4% |
| Point Comfort, TX | 576 | 85 | 15.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Onyx, CA | 576 | 102 | 2.3% |
| Yankeetown, FL | 576 | 95 | 5.5% |
| Coolidge, GA | 576 | 87 | 13.1% |
| Whittemore, IA | 576 | 83 | 16.9% |
| Island, KY | 576 | 83 | 16.8% |
| Point Comfort, TX | 576 | 85 | 15.0% |