Index | South Houston | Texas | National |
Cost of living index | 84 | 91 | 100 |
Index | South Houston | Texas | National |
Goods & Services index | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Groceries index | 87 | 91 | 100 |
Health care index | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Housing index | 55 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation index | 97 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities index | 111 | 100 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $49,427 | $4,119 | $1,153 | $1,483 |
Renters | $33,300 | $2,775 | $777 | $999 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | South Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.56 | $16.09 | 15.4% |
Beauty Salon | $49.70 | $37.33 | 33.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.24 | $2.45 | 8.3% |
Shampoo | $0.79 | $1.00 | 21.4% |
Movie | $11.17 | $10.28 | 8.7% |
Bowling | $5.97 | $4.93 | 21.0% |
Item | South Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.41 | $3.80 | 10.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.04 | $1.40 | 25.8% |
Milk | $1.55 | $2.01 | 23.0% |
Potatoes | $2.61 | $3.01 | 13.3% |
Pizza | $8.36 | $9.89 | 15.4% |
Beer | $8.78 | $8.90 | 1.3% |
Item | South Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $106.05 | $102.16 | 3.8% |
Doctor | $80.33 | $108.36 | 25.9% |
Dentist | $92.07 | $92.53 | 0.5% |
Ibuprofen | $8.55 | $9.28 | 7.9% |
Lipitor | $410.51 | $425.82 | 3.6% |
Item | South Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $83,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 54.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,146.28 | $1,202.44 | 4.7% |
Apartment Rent | $752.00 | $949.00 | 20.8% |
Item | South Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.09 | $2.24 | 6.7% |
Tire Balancing | $49.16 | $46.29 | 6.2% |
Item | South Houston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $185.04 | $165.96 | 11.5% |
Phone | $31.67 | $28.68 | 10.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Jacinto City, TX | 10,753 | 82 | -18% |
Galena Park, TX | 11,119 | 83 | -17% |
Bacliff, TX | 9,004 | 83 | -17% |
Sheldon, TX | 1,417 | 84 | -16% |
Cloverleaf, TX | 23,505 | 85 | -15% |
South Houston, TX | 17,474 | 84 | -16% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Happy Valley, OR | 17,474 | 137 | 37% |
Greenfield Town, MA | 17,477 | 102 | 2% |
Lindenwold, NJ | 17,482 | 101 | 1% |
Jenison, MI | 17,461 | 93 | -7% |
Tallmadge, OH | 17,488 | 90 | -10% |
South Houston, TX | 17,474 | 84 | -16% |