Stratford, TX Cost Of Living

Stratford cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Stratford	Texas	National
Cost of living index	79	91	100
Index	Stratford	Texas	National
Goods & Services index	92	93	100
Groceries index	92	91	100
Health care index	101	96	100
Housing index	50	83	100
Transportation index	87	94	100
Utilities index	90	100	100

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The cost of living in Stratford is 13% lower than the Texas average.
The cost of living in Stratford is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Stratford is 50% 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	$60,347	$5,029	$1,408	$1,811
Renters	$34,659	$2,888	$809	$1,040

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	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.61	$16.09	9.5%
Beauty Salon	$29.76	$37.33	20.3%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.45	20.5%
Shampoo	$0.86	$1.00	14.4%
Movie	$9.58	$10.28	6.8%
Bowling	$4.23	$4.93	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.79	$3.80	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.2%
Milk	$1.97	$2.01	2.0%
Potatoes	$2.57	$3.01	14.5%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.89	1.2%
Beer	$9.08	$8.90	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.74	$102.16	30.8%
Doctor	$123.40	$108.36	13.9%
Dentist	$88.96	$92.53	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.71	$9.28	6.1%
Lipitor	$437.84	$425.82	2.8%

Housing

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,600.00	$184,700.00	56.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$798.91	$1,202.44	33.6%
Apartment Rent	$619.00	$949.00	34.8%

Transportation

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.99	$2.24	11.2%
Tire Balancing	$38.05	$46.29	17.8%

Utilities

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.06	$165.96	12.6%
Phone	$27.01	$28.68	5.8%

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.
Stratford, TX	2,111	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kensington, MD	2,111	165	65%
East McKeesport, PA	2,111	87	-13%
Trinity, AL	2,110	92	-8%
Adamstown, PA	2,112	102	2%
Merrimac, VA	2,110	85	-15%
Stratford, TX	2,111	79	-21%

Source: The Stratford, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Stratford, TX Cost of Living