Index | Waco | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 85 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 79 | 91 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 62 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 107 | 103 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $53,750 | $4,479 | $1,254 | $1,613 |
Renters | $24,026 | $2,002 | $561 | $721 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Waco | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.99 | $20.27 | 16.2% |
Beauty Salon | $36.15 | $40.39 | 10.5% |
Toothpaste | $1.73 | $2.36 | 26.8% |
Shampoo | $0.88 | $1.08 | 18.2% |
Movie | $7.51 | $10.99 | 31.7% |
Bowling | $17.56 | $15.49 | 13.3% |
Item | Waco | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $2.85 | $4.30 | 33.6% |
Fried Chicken | $0.96 | $1.40 | 31.4% |
Milk | $1.65 | $2.20 | 25.2% |
Potatoes | $2.22 | $3.22 | 31.0% |
Pizza | $10.62 | $10.74 | 1.1% |
Beer | $9.96 | $9.60 | 3.8% |
Item | Waco | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $88.34 | $109.73 | 19.5% |
Doctor | $100.06 | $118.34 | 15.4% |
Dentist | $97.49 | $100.94 | 3.4% |
Ibuprofen | $8.48 | $9.93 | 14.6% |
Lipitor | $481.63 | $469.53 | 2.6% |
Item | Waco | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $98,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 46.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $866.97 | $1,229.62 | 29.5% |
Apartment Rent | $770.00 | $949.00 | 18.9% |
Item | Waco | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.38 | $2.71 | 12.2% |
Tire Balancing | $51.82 | $51.86 | 0.1% |
Item | Waco | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $191.34 | $170.84 | 12.0% |
Phone | $188.11 | $187.18 | 0.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Beverly Hills, TX | 1,828 | 81 | 19.0% |
Bellmead, TX | 10,159 | 81 | 18.9% |
Lacy-Lakeview, TX | 6,581 | 82 | 18.0% |
Leroy, TX | 368 | 84 | 16.3% |
Riesel, TX | 918 | 84 | 16.1% |
Waco, TX | 130,659 | 85 | 15.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Thornton, CO | 130,511 | 106 | 5.9% |
New Haven, CT | 130,405 | 113 | 13.1% |
Charleston, SC | 129,888 | 110 | 10.2% |
Sterling Heights, MI | 131,674 | 99 | 1.3% |
Enterprise, NV | 129,620 | 111 | 11.0% |
Waco, TX | 130,659 | 85 | 15.1% |