Waller, Texas Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 38%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Waller	Texas	National
Cost of living	88	92	100
Goods & Services	103	97	100
Groceries	94	91	100
Health care	109	95	100
Housing	62	83	100
Transportation	91	94	100
Utilities	97	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Waller is 4% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Waller is 12% lower than the national average
Waller housing is 38% 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	$67,500	$5,625	$1,575	$2,025
Renters	$25,000	$2,083	$583	$750

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	Waller	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.25	$20.27	5.0%
Beauty Salon	$47.25	$40.39	17.0%
Toothpaste	$2.34	$2.36	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.08	5.9%
Movie	$10.93	$10.99	0.5%
Bowling	$15.00	$15.49	3.2%

Groceries

Item	Waller	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.30	$4.30	0.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.20	$1.40	14.0%
Milk	$2.27	$2.20	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.55	$3.22	20.7%
Pizza	$10.70	$10.74	0.4%
Beer	$9.52	$9.60	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Waller	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.33	$109.73	18.6%
Doctor	$118.75	$118.34	0.3%
Dentist	$127.17	$100.94	26.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.60	$9.93	6.7%
Lipitor	$485.24	$469.53	3.3%

Housing

Item	Waller	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$104,300.00	$184,700.00	43.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$891.08	$1,229.62	27.5%
Apartment Rent	$726.00	$949.00	23.5%

Transportation

Item	Waller	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.34	$2.71	13.6%
Tire Balancing	$51.43	$51.86	0.8%

Utilities

Item	Waller	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.54	$170.84	6.0%
Phone	$188.86	$187.18	0.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hempstead, TX	6,727	88	12.4%
Pinehurst city, TX	2,100	88	11.7%
Todd Mission, TX	42	90	10.1%
Pine Island, TX	1,466	91	9.2%
Pinehurst, TX	5,067	94	6.1%
Waller, TX	2,459	88	11.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Lisbon, WI	2,459	80	19.7%
Guin, AL	2,458	75	24.7%
Gloucester Courthouse, VA	2,458	105	4.7%
Dogtown, CA	2,460	136	35.6%
Phoenix, NY	2,460	88	12.0%
Waller, TX	2,459	88	11.9%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.