Auburn Oaks, Texas Cost Of Living

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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	Auburn Oaks	San Antonio	Texas
Cost of living	n/a	90	92
Goods & Services	102	102	97
Groceries	90	90	91
Health care	93	93	95
Housing	n/a	74	83
Transportation	95	95	94
Utilities	89	89	103

Key findings

The cost of living in Auburn Oaks is 1% lower than the San Antonio average
The cost of living in Auburn Oaks is 8% lower than the national average
Auburn Oaks housing is 18% lower 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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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	n/a	$0	$0	$0

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	San Antonio	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.67	$20.27	31.6%
Beauty Salon	$49.97	$40.39	23.7%
Toothpaste	$2.54	$2.36	7.7%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	4.9%
Movie	$10.85	$10.99	1.2%
Bowling	$19.99	$15.49	29.1%

Groceries

Item	San Antonio	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$4.30	14.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.00	$1.40	28.8%
Milk	$2.06	$2.20	6.6%
Potatoes	$2.41	$3.22	25.1%
Pizza	$10.11	$10.74	5.9%
Beer	$9.45	$9.60	1.5%

Health Care

Item	San Antonio	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.55	$109.73	7.4%
Doctor	$110.51	$118.34	6.6%
Dentist	$91.49	$100.94	9.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.27	$9.93	6.6%
Lipitor	$457.44	$469.53	2.6%

Housing

Item	San Antonio	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,100.00	$184,700.00	34.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$857.09	$1,229.62	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$882.00	$949.00	7.1%

Transportation

Item	San Antonio	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.27	$2.71	16.1%
Tire Balancing	$58.59	$51.86	13.0%

Utilities

Item	San Antonio	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.97	$170.84	19.8%
Phone	$187.73	$187.18	0.3%

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.
Kirby, TX	8,441	85	14.6%
Balcones Heights, TX	3,017	85	14.5%
Leon Valley, TX	10,990	93	7.2%
Windcrest, TX	5,709	99	1.0%
China Grove, TX	1,187	102	1.9%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	90	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	150	49.7%
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	97	2.5%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	102	1.9%
Dallas, TX	1,278,433	97	2.7%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	90	10.3%

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

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