Cost of Living in Texas
Texas has 132 cities with cost-of-living data on CompareLiving, drawn from US Census, BEA, HUD, and EPA sources. Prices range from Lubbock (cost index 91.0) to Arlington (102.5), with a statewide average around 97.2 versus the US baseline of 100. Median rent is lowest in Eagle Pass at $880/mo and highest in Southlake at $3,501/mo.
Texas at a Glance
Cities Tracked
132
with census data
Avg Cost Index
97.2
US avg = 100
Avg Median Rent
$1,550
per month
Avg Household Income
$90,927
annual median
Most & Least Affordable Cities
Most Affordable
| # | City | Cost Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock | 91.0 |
| 2 | Killeen | 91.5 |
| 3 | Temple | 91.5 |
| 4 | Corpus Christi | 91.7 |
| 5 | San Antonio | 94.3 |
Most Expensive
| # | City | Cost Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas | 102.5 |
| 2 | Fort Worth | 102.5 |
| 3 | Arlington | 102.5 |
| 4 | Houston | 99.7 |
| 5 | The Woodlands | 99.7 |
Cost Index = BEA Regional Price Parity (US avg = 100)
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| Houston | 2,328,253 | 99.7 | $1,361 | $277,800 | $64,813 |
| San Antonio | 1,479,835 | 94.3 | $1,324 | $235,700 | $65,056 |
| Dallas | 1,307,930 | 102.5 | $1,472 | $320,700 | $70,518 |
| Austin | 979,539 | 98.3 | $1,729 | $555,300 | $93,658 |
| Fort Worth | 963,194 | 102.5 | $1,509 | $303,000 | $79,507 |
| El Paso | 680,130 | 97.3 | $1,073 | $184,500 | $59,745 |
| Arlington | 397,742 | 102.5 | $1,470 | $304,700 | $75,171 |
| Corpus Christi | 317,419 | 91.7 | $1,292 | $210,400 | $67,394 |
| Plano | 290,594 | — | $1,841 | $465,900 | $112,253 |
| Lubbock | 264,814 | 91.0 | $1,182 | $212,400 | $60,895 |
| Laredo | 257,619 | — | $1,030 | $193,500 | $63,915 |
| Irving | 256,492 | — | $1,619 | $315,600 | $81,830 |
| Garland | 246,844 | — | $1,641 | $270,800 | $76,320 |
| Frisco | 219,304 | — | $2,014 | $642,100 | $150,212 |
| McKinney | 210,600 | — | $1,901 | $471,800 | $124,215 |
| Amarillo | 201,885 | — | $1,092 | $196,900 | $65,912 |
| Grand Prairie | 201,883 | — | $1,629 | $295,500 | $81,619 |
| Brownsville | 189,177 | — | $923 | $139,900 | $52,130 |
| Killeen | 158,159 | 91.5 | $1,208 | $215,400 | $60,977 |
| Denton | 152,866 | — | $1,420 | $348,200 | $76,019 |
| Pasadena | 149,433 | — | $1,213 | $209,600 | $64,927 |
| Mesquite | 149,299 | — | $1,513 | $245,700 | $72,537 |
| McAllen | 145,385 | — | $1,049 | $190,400 | $61,579 |
| Waco | 143,570 | — | $1,165 | $221,700 | $54,365 |
| Midland | 136,640 | 99.6 | $1,434 | $319,200 | $89,585 |
| Carrollton | 133,740 | — | $1,735 | $381,000 | $101,396 |
| Lewisville | 131,080 | — | $1,670 | $378,500 | $89,233 |
| Abilene | 128,053 | — | $1,157 | $183,700 | $62,648 |
| Round Rock | 127,786 | 98.3 | $1,763 | $418,600 | $99,287 |
| Pearland | 127,514 | — | $1,860 | $356,300 | $118,842 |
| College Station | 124,570 | — | $1,194 | $346,700 | $50,900 |
| The Woodlands | 121,002 | 99.7 | $1,822 | $511,700 | $140,701 |
| Richardson | 118,731 | — | $1,857 | $431,400 | $98,111 |
| League City | 116,215 | — | $1,684 | $360,000 | $121,099 |
| Odessa | 115,322 | — | $1,315 | $223,100 | $73,472 |
| Beaumont | 113,279 | — | $1,121 | $166,400 | $56,997 |
| Allen | 110,265 | — | $1,932 | $464,100 | $130,901 |
| Sugar Land | 110,016 | 99.7 | $1,957 | $430,200 | $136,217 |
| Tyler | 109,215 | — | $1,252 | $235,300 | $67,486 |
| New Braunfels | 104,643 | 94.3 | $1,654 | $339,400 | $86,021 |
| Edinburg | 104,550 | — | $996 | $189,600 | $59,466 |
| Wichita Falls | 102,581 | — | $1,022 | $156,800 | $60,177 |
| Conroe | 102,360 | — | $1,393 | $309,600 | $76,206 |
| San Angelo | 99,674 | — | $1,153 | $187,600 | $65,864 |
| Atascocita | 99,354 | — | $1,849 | $307,400 | $118,226 |
| Temple | 89,602 | 91.5 | $1,231 | $239,000 | $68,204 |
| Bryan | 87,939 | — | $1,195 | $227,800 | $59,289 |
| Mission | 87,038 | — | $950 | $175,700 | $60,767 |
| Georgetown | 85,999 | 98.3 | $1,795 | $429,100 | $95,062 |
| Baytown | 85,205 | — | $1,307 | $197,300 | $59,910 |
| Longview | 82,923 | — | $1,101 | $202,600 | $63,340 |
| Pharr | 80,333 | — | $1,037 | $121,900 | $52,814 |
| Flower Mound | 78,389 | — | $2,231 | $560,200 | $161,235 |
| Cedar Park | 78,301 | — | $1,846 | $513,600 | $129,545 |
| Mansfield | 77,510 | — | $1,954 | $410,700 | $121,126 |
| Missouri City | 76,558 | — | $1,931 | $311,400 | $94,390 |
| Leander | 74,067 | — | $1,939 | $506,200 | $139,048 |
| Harlingen | 72,087 | — | $928 | $140,600 | $53,645 |
| San Marcos | 70,897 | — | $1,322 | $310,400 | $51,281 |
| North Richland Hills | 70,780 | — | $1,704 | $360,700 | $97,305 |
| Spring | 68,580 | — | $1,711 | $231,500 | $88,997 |
| Pflugerville | 65,971 | — | $1,932 | $402,400 | $117,799 |
| Victoria | 65,625 | — | $1,172 | $207,100 | $67,226 |
| Rowlett | 65,463 | — | $1,990 | $368,800 | $112,081 |
| Euless | 60,421 | — | $1,690 | $318,800 | $82,167 |
| Wylie | 60,334 | — | $2,189 | $387,000 | $119,522 |
| Kyle | 56,823 | — | $1,752 | $334,600 | $90,323 |
| DeSoto | 56,211 | — | $1,666 | $319,400 | $82,782 |
| Port Arthur | 55,828 | — | $1,021 | $107,400 | $46,354 |
| Texas City | 55,364 | — | $1,307 | $217,300 | $68,776 |
| Little Elm | 54,820 | — | $1,953 | $420,700 | $119,219 |
| Galveston | 53,424 | — | $1,298 | $326,000 | $55,631 |
| Burleson | 52,918 | — | $1,685 | $308,200 | $93,928 |
| Rockwall | 51,168 | — | $1,947 | $411,700 | $115,580 |
| Grapevine | 51,139 | — | $1,863 | $493,100 | $111,376 |
| Bedford | 49,085 | — | $1,502 | $350,700 | $83,971 |
| Cedar Hill | 48,879 | — | $1,993 | $302,700 | $101,909 |
| Huntsville | 47,864 | — | $1,035 | $236,600 | $47,529 |
| Sherman | 46,397 | — | $1,324 | $243,500 | $58,859 |
| Keller | 45,976 | — | $2,144 | $594,300 | $174,950 |
| Haltom City | 45,767 | — | $1,415 | $218,800 | $59,057 |
| The Colony | 45,454 | — | $1,958 | $383,900 | $114,511 |
| Waxahachie | 45,347 | — | $1,618 | $336,500 | $85,723 |
| Schertz | 44,050 | — | $1,659 | $317,100 | $99,948 |
| Channelview | 43,605 | — | $1,279 | $195,900 | $64,422 |
| Weslaco | 42,229 | — | $967 | $140,000 | $59,551 |
| Coppell | 42,154 | — | $2,022 | $560,500 | $146,235 |
| Friendswood | 41,030 | — | $1,688 | $420,100 | $126,508 |
| Lancaster | 40,820 | — | $1,704 | $246,300 | $68,302 |
| Rosenberg | 40,646 | — | $1,379 | $219,100 | $65,668 |
| Hurst | 39,861 | — | $1,358 | $315,200 | $72,210 |
| Duncanville | 39,683 | — | $1,630 | $255,500 | $76,457 |
| Midlothian | 39,356 | — | $2,013 | $411,800 | $126,641 |
| Copperas Cove | 37,947 | — | $1,043 | $180,500 | $71,225 |
| Prosper | 37,869 | — | $2,176 | $823,700 | $195,281 |
| Socorro | 37,123 | — | $1,032 | $144,500 | $54,744 |
| La Porte | 36,730 | — | $1,378 | $234,600 | $80,753 |
| Farmers Branch | 36,645 | — | $1,864 | $364,600 | $91,186 |
| Mission Bend | 36,586 | — | $1,747 | $233,800 | $67,282 |
| San Juan | 36,149 | — | $961 | $126,700 | $56,562 |
| Texarkana | 35,992 | — | $1,010 | $171,500 | $50,573 |
| Weatherford | 35,788 | — | $1,527 | $312,100 | $81,516 |
| Hutto | 35,483 | — | $2,255 | $365,700 | $118,834 |
| Timberwood Park | 35,413 | — | $1,998 | $510,600 | $157,100 |
| Cibolo | 35,109 | — | $2,112 | $351,900 | $122,365 |
| Fulshear | 34,868 | — | $1,952 | $572,700 | $187,035 |
| Del Rio | 34,668 | — | $895 | $160,400 | $66,158 |
| Cleburne | 34,344 | — | $1,322 | $221,100 | $70,656 |
| Celina | 34,268 | — | $2,379 | $509,600 | $170,894 |
| Lufkin | 34,251 | — | $1,079 | $179,600 | $57,048 |
| Harker Heights | 34,128 | — | $1,146 | $287,800 | $81,190 |
| Deer Park | 33,967 | — | $1,318 | $264,600 | $100,382 |
| Canyon Lake | 33,883 | — | $1,327 | $389,300 | $97,301 |
| Seguin | 33,754 | — | $1,187 | $249,400 | $64,861 |
| West Odessa | 32,594 | — | $891 | $126,300 | $65,234 |
| Nacogdoches | 32,197 | — | $964 | $186,000 | $39,281 |
| Forney | 31,532 | — | $1,828 | $346,400 | $104,112 |
| Greenville | 31,222 | — | $1,311 | $219,400 | $62,781 |
| Southlake | 31,137 | — | $3,501 | $1,014,500 | $250,001 |
| Sachse | 30,491 | — | $1,798 | $406,200 | $131,808 |
| Converse | 29,607 | — | $1,693 | $248,400 | $94,222 |
| Eagle Pass | 28,339 | — | $880 | $188,000 | $57,207 |
| Alvin | 28,333 | — | $1,215 | $228,700 | $71,477 |
| Lake Jackson | 27,974 | — | $1,478 | $250,100 | $90,938 |
| Balch Springs | 27,255 | — | $1,378 | $224,400 | $66,942 |
| Fort Hood | 26,814 | — | $1,406 | — | $62,835 |
| Colleyville | 26,012 | — | $3,263 | $784,900 | $218,328 |
| Denison | 25,778 | — | $1,309 | $180,900 | $67,365 |
| Corsicana | 25,511 | — | $1,093 | $168,900 | $57,212 |
| Princeton | 25,229 | — | $2,239 | $331,000 | $105,200 |
| Katy | 25,184 | — | $1,602 | $401,700 | $114,912 |
| University Park | 25,155 | — | $3,272 | $1,861,800 | $250,001 |
Cost Index = BEA Regional Price Parity (US avg = 100) · Income & Rent = US Census ACS
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cost of Living in Texas
What is the cost of living in Texas?
The average cost of living index across cities in Texas is approximately 97.2 (US average = 100), which is slightly below the US average. Median gross rent averages around $1,550/month and median household income averages around $90,927/year.
What are the cheapest cities to live in Texas?
The most affordable cities in Texas by cost of living index are: 1. Lubbock (index 91.0), 2. Killeen (index 91.5), 3. Temple (index 91.5).
What is the median rent in Texas?
The average median gross rent across cities in Texas is approximately $1,550/month. Rent varies significantly by city and neighborhood — use the city profiles below for specific figures.
What are the income tax rates in Texas?
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Is it expensive to move to Texas?
Texas has a cost of living index of approximately 97.2 and average median rent around $1,550/month. It is generally more affordable than the US average, which can offset moving costs over time. Use our moving guides for salary equivalence calculations.
Data last updated: June 1, 2026 · Sources: US Census ACS, BEA RPP, BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, Tax Foundation · Methodology