Index | Wharton | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 85 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 91 | 100 |
Health care | 96 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 51 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 108 | 103 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $38,640 | $3,220 | $902 | $1,159 |
Renters | $20,000 | $1,667 | $467 | $600 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Wharton | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.69 | $20.27 | 7.0% |
Beauty Salon | $61.97 | $40.39 | 53.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.85 | $2.36 | 20.8% |
Shampoo | $1.16 | $1.08 | 8.1% |
Movie | $9.63 | $10.99 | 12.4% |
Bowling | $20.55 | $15.49 | 32.6% |
Item | Wharton | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.14 | $4.30 | 3.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.23 | $1.40 | 11.9% |
Milk | $2.04 | $2.20 | 7.2% |
Potatoes | $2.81 | $3.22 | 12.8% |
Pizza | $9.87 | $10.74 | 8.1% |
Beer | $9.86 | $9.60 | 2.7% |
Item | Wharton | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $100.03 | $109.73 | 8.8% |
Doctor | $91.80 | $118.34 | 22.4% |
Dentist | $107.85 | $100.94 | 6.8% |
Ibuprofen | $9.83 | $9.93 | 1.1% |
Lipitor | $471.77 | $469.53 | 0.5% |
Item | Wharton | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $78,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $960.70 | $1,229.62 | 21.9% |
Apartment Rent | $671.00 | $949.00 | 29.3% |
Item | Wharton | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.40 | $2.71 | 11.3% |
Tire Balancing | $55.89 | $51.86 | 7.8% |
Item | Wharton | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $193.77 | $170.84 | 13.4% |
Phone | $187.36 | $187.18 | 0.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hungerford, TX | 58 | 100 | 0.1% |
Iago, TX | 71 | 78 | 21.6% |
Boling, TX | 861 | 82 | 17.5% |
Kendleton, TX | 307 | 86 | 13.8% |
Beasley, TX | 656 | 87 | 13.4% |
Wharton, TX | 8,773 | 85 | 14.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Collingdale, PA | 8,777 | 98 | 1.8% |
Riverside, IL | 8,779 | 129 | 28.9% |
Booneville, MS | 8,764 | 80 | 20.1% |
Cloverdale, CA | 8,763 | 141 | 41.4% |
McRae-Helena, GA | 8,763 | 79 | 21.2% |
Wharton, TX | 8,773 | 85 | 14.7% |