| Index | Shiner | Texas | National | 
| Cost of living | 93 | 92 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 96 | 96 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 98 | 96 | 100 | 
| Health care | 98 | 94 | 100 | 
| Housing | 87 | 83 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 89 | 92 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 95 | 104 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $70,741 | $5,895 | $1,651 | $2,122 | 
| Renters | $50,000 | $4,167 | $1,167 | $1,500 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Texas | 0% | 0% | 
| Item | Shiner | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $30.11 | $24.26 | 24.1% | 
| Beauty Salon | $53.43 | $45.56 | 17.3% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% | 
| Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.9% | 
| Movie | $12.82 | $12.13 | 5.7% | 
| Bowling | $18.22 | $18.00 | 1.2% | 
| Item | Shiner | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $5.49 | $5.84 | 6.0% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% | 
| Milk | $4.64 | $4.67 | 0.7% | 
| Potatoes | $4.87 | $4.93 | 1.2% | 
| Pizza | $9.57 | $12.09 | 20.8% | 
| Beer | $10.18 | $10.41 | 2.3% | 
| Item | Shiner | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $117.38 | $125.68 | 6.6% | 
| Doctor | $108.42 | $135.78 | 20.1% | 
| Dentist | $124.98 | $113.29 | 10.3% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.52 | $10.65 | 1.2% | 
| Lipitor | $504.11 | $468.60 | 7.6% | 
| Item | Shiner | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $153,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 16.8% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,434.44 | $2,346.69 | 3.7% | 
| Apartment Rent | $895.00 | $949.00 | 5.7% | 
| Item | Shiner | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.06 | $3.46 | 11.7% | 
| Tire Balancing | $53.75 | $59.92 | 10.3% | 
| Item | Shiner | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $172.60 | $193.99 | 11.0% | 
| Phone | $200.15 | $192.25 | 4.1% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Yoakum, TX | 5,762 | 83 | 16.7% | 
| Hallettsville, TX | 2,613 | 84 | 15.6% | 
| Moulton, TX | 980 | 87 | 12.9% | 
| Shiner, TX | 2,141 | 93 | 7.4% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Alpha, NJ | 2,141 | 105 | 5.4% | 
| Glasco, NY | 2,141 | 113 | 12.6% | 
| Waterford, NY | 2,141 | 97 | 2.6% | 
| Utica, OH | 2,141 | 85 | 14.7% | 
| Montague, PE | 2,141 | n/a | |
| Shiner, TX | 2,141 | 93 | 7.4% |