| Index | Winters | Texas | National |
| Cost of living | 78 | 92 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 93 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 38 | 83 | 100 |
| Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 103 | 104 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $51,429 | $4,286 | $1,200 | $1,543 |
| Renters | $32,841 | $2,737 | $766 | $985 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Texas | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Winters | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.33 | $24.26 | 25.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $31.44 | $45.56 | 31.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.28 | 7.1% |
| Movie | $10.26 | $12.13 | 15.5% |
| Bowling | $15.22 | $18.00 | 15.4% |
| Item | Winters | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.46 | $5.84 | 6.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
| Potatoes | $4.88 | $4.93 | 1.2% |
| Pizza | $12.69 | $12.09 | 5.0% |
| Beer | $10.46 | $10.41 | 0.5% |
| Item | Winters | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $141.52 | $125.68 | 12.6% |
| Doctor | $117.53 | $135.78 | 13.4% |
| Dentist | $115.28 | $113.29 | 1.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.09 | $10.65 | 5.3% |
| Lipitor | $377.45 | $468.60 | 19.5% |
| Item | Winters | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $47,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 74.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,061.92 | $2,346.69 | 12.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $638.00 | $949.00 | 32.8% |
| Item | Winters | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.13 | $3.46 | 9.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $61.81 | $59.92 | 3.1% |
| Item | Winters | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $193.23 | $193.99 | 0.4% |
| Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lawn, TX | 329 | 78 | 22.4% |
| Ballinger, TX | 3,665 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Winters, TX | 2,560 | 78 | 22.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Eminence, KY | 2,560 | 91 | 9.0% |
| Forsyth, MO | 2,560 | 85 | 15.4% |
| Camden, NY | 2,560 | 90 | 9.7% |
| Lakeview, OR | 2,559 | 92 | 8.2% |
| Venetian Village, IL | 2,561 | 102 | 2.1% |
| Winters, TX | 2,560 | 78 | 22.1% |
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