South Houston, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 45%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	South Houston	Texas	National
Cost of living	86	91	100
Goods & Services	102	95	100
Groceries	89	90	100
Health care	92	97	100
Housing	55	83	100
Transportation	97	94	100
Utilities	107	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in South Houston is 6% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in South Houston is 14% lower than the national average
South Houston housing is 45% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

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

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in South Houston, TX, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in South Houston have a median income of $49,427. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,153 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $33,300, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $777.

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	South Houston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.30	$17.49	4.6%
Beauty Salon	$62.00	$38.17	62.4%
Toothpaste	$1.99	$2.32	14.3%
Shampoo	$0.87	$1.01	14.0%
Movie	$10.26	$10.72	4.3%
Bowling	$19.80	$13.86	42.8%

Groceries

Item	South Houston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.61	$3.90	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.22	$1.40	12.6%
Milk	$1.29	$1.96	34.3%
Potatoes	$2.63	$3.18	17.4%
Pizza	$8.54	$10.39	17.8%
Beer	$9.68	$9.23	4.9%

Health Care

Item	South Houston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.22	$106.34	14.9%
Doctor	$85.83	$115.25	25.5%
Dentist	$95.70	$98.38	2.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.06	$9.26	13.0%
Lipitor	$470.12	$466.47	0.8%

Housing

Item	South Houston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,400.00	$184,700.00	54.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,041.17	$1,273.32	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$752.00	$949.00	20.8%

Transportation

Item	South Houston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.34	$2.59	9.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.17	$48.90	12.8%

Utilities

Item	South Houston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.83	$167.60	13.3%
Phone	$181.14	$163.42	10.8%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jacinto City, TX	10,753	84	-16%
Galena Park, TX	11,119	85	-15%
Bacliff, TX	9,004	86	-14%
Sheldon, TX	1,417	86	-14%
Cloverleaf, TX	23,505	88	-12%
South Houston, TX	17,474	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Happy Valley, OR	17,474	142	42%
Greenfield Town, MA	17,477	105	5%
Lindenwold, NJ	17,482	99	-1%
Jenison, MI	17,461	93	-7%
Tallmadge, OH	17,488	93	-7%
South Houston, TX	17,474	86	-14%

Source: The South Houston, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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