| Index | Rose City | Texas | National |
| Cost of living | 80 | 92 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 95 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 41 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $66,166 | $5,514 | $1,544 | $1,985 |
| Renters | $44,165 | $3,680 | $1,030 | $1,325 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Rose City | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $27.22 | $27.62 | 1.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $44.17 | $51.11 | 13.6% |
| Toothpaste | $4.22 | $4.09 | 3.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.48 | $1.54 | 4.0% |
| Movie | $11.79 | $12.88 | 8.5% |
| Yoga | $17.44 | $19.66 | 11.3% |
| Item | Rose City | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.97 | $7.70 | 9.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.66 | 3.1% |
| Milk | $4.62 | $4.73 | 2.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.45 | $5.26 | 3.7% |
| Pizza | $11.40 | $12.76 | 10.7% |
| Beer | $10.78 | $10.55 | 2.2% |
| Item | Rose City | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $101.33 | $140.06 | 27.7% |
| Doctor | $176.48 | $153.82 | 14.7% |
| Dentist | $107.33 | $123.15 | 12.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.40 | $11.73 | 2.8% |
| Lipitor | $27.50 | $23.61 | 16.5% |
| Item | Rose City | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $135,203.00 | $326,622.00 | 58.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,105.56 | $2,480.25 | 15.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $1,444.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Rose City | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.85 | $3.06 | 6.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $64.16 | $65.21 | 1.6% |
| Item | Rose City | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $210.32 | $220.12 | 4.5% |
| Phone | $202.01 | $195.71 | 3.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Vidor, TX | 10,882 | 83 | 16.5% |
| Mauriceville, TX | 2,954 | 88 | 11.8% |
| Beaumont, TX | 120,037 | 90 | 10.2% |
| Pine Forest, TX | 436 | 90 | 10.2% |
| Groves, TX | 15,865 | 91 | 9.3% |
| Rose City, TX | 454 | 80 | 20.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Wainwright, AK | 454 | 112 | 12.4% |
| Dewey Beach, DE | 454 | 171 | 70.9% |
| Fenwick Island, DE | 454 | 186 | 85.9% |
| Weston, ID | 454 | 99 | 0.7% |
| Cunningham, KS | 454 | 77 | 22.9% |
| Rose City, TX | 454 | 80 | 20.1% |
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