Rendon, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 4%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 7%

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	Rendon	Texas	National
Cost of living	104	92	100
Goods & Services	105	97	100
Groceries	100	91	100
Health care	96	95	100
Housing	107	83	100
Transportation	93	94	100
Utilities	110	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rendon is 13% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Rendon is 4% higher than the national average
Rendon housing is 7% 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	$91,023	$7,585	$2,124	$2,731
Renters	$34,200	$2,850	$798	$1,026

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Rendon is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Rendon has a median income of about $91,023 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,124 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $34,200. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $798 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Rendon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.60	$20.27	46.0%
Beauty Salon	$63.06	$40.39	56.1%
Toothpaste	$2.16	$2.36	8.4%
Shampoo	$1.26	$1.08	17.1%
Movie	$11.00	$10.99	0.1%
Bowling	$19.20	$15.49	23.9%

Groceries

Item	Rendon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.55	$4.30	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.40	3.9%
Milk	$2.01	$2.20	8.6%
Potatoes	$3.19	$3.22	0.9%
Pizza	$10.15	$10.74	5.5%
Beer	$9.56	$9.60	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Rendon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.41	$109.73	11.2%
Doctor	$92.61	$118.34	21.7%
Dentist	$106.16	$100.94	5.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.92	$9.93	0.1%
Lipitor	$468.95	$469.53	0.1%

Housing

Item	Rendon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$201,400.00	$184,700.00	9.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$939.06	$1,229.62	23.6%
Apartment Rent	$968.00	$949.00	2.0%

Transportation

Item	Rendon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$50.46	$51.86	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Rendon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.01	$170.84	17.7%
Phone	$188.11	$187.18	0.5%

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.
White Settlement, TX	16,886	88	12.0%
Everman, TX	6,312	89	11.4%
Alvarado, TX	3,863	90	10.3%
Venus, TX	3,211	90	9.5%
River Oaks, TX	7,666	91	9.2%
Rendon, TX	14,025	104	3.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oldsmar, FL	14,023	97	3.5%
Maumee, OH	14,018	91	9.5%
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL	14,032	n/a
Washington, MO	14,012	95	5.2%
Elizabethton, TN	14,012	84	16.4%
Rendon, TX	14,025	104	3.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.