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Cost of living in Texas

19 Texas cities in the dataset, ranked cheapest first. Texas has no state income tax, so gross salaries stretch further here. Combined state + average local sales tax runs about 8.2%.

Cities covered

19

Median rent

$1,470/mo

Median est. cost

$4,032/mo

State income tax

None

Standouts in Texas

Cheapest

Brownsville, TX

$3,502/mo

Lowest estimated monthly essentials for one person.

Best overall

Irving, TX

Fit 80

Highest default Fit Score of the cities here.

Safest

El Paso, TX

Safety 98

Lowest violent and property crime per capita.

Best for jobs

Austin, TX

Jobs 76

Strongest labor market (BLS unemployment + growth).

Sunniest

El Paso, TX

306 sunny days

Most sunny days per year.

Every Texas city, cheapest first

1

65

pop 188K · rent $1,047 · est. $3,502/mo · comfortable on $60,000/yr

2

75

pop 967.9K · rent $1,095 · est. $3,505/mo · comfortable on $60,000/yr

3

67

pop 200.9K · rent $1,106 · est. $3,592/mo · comfortable on $61,500/yr

4

73

pop 255.9K · rent $1,161 · est. $3,617/mo · comfortable on $62,000/yr

5

61

pop 156.1K · rent $1,233 · est. $3,658/mo · comfortable on $63,000/yr

6

67

pop 261.1K · rent $1,175 · est. $3,673/mo · comfortable on $63,000/yr

7

79

pop 678.1K · rent $1,191 · est. $3,688/mo · comfortable on $63,500/yr

8

63

pop 317.4K · rent $1,366 · est. $3,755/mo · comfortable on $64,500/yr

9

65

pop 1.5M · rent $1,426 · est. $3,828/mo · comfortable on $66,000/yr

10

80

pop 255K · rent $1,517 · est. $4,032/mo · comfortable on $70,500/yr

11

57

pop 2.3M · rent $1,573 · est. $4,046/mo · comfortable on $70,500/yr

12

77

pop 198.6K · rent $1,470 · est. $4,060/mo · comfortable on $71,000/yr

13

76

pop 245.3K · rent $1,525 · est. $4,097/mo · comfortable on $71,500/yr

14

79

pop 287.3K · rent $1,792 · est. $4,222/mo · comfortable on $74,500/yr

15

79

pop 210.2K · rent $1,902 · est. $4,240/mo · comfortable on $74,500/yr

16

71

pop 394.8K · rent $1,723 · est. $4,277/mo · comfortable on $75,500/yr

17

75

pop 941.3K · rent $1,723 · est. $4,280/mo · comfortable on $75,500/yr

18

78

pop 202.3K · rent $1,841 · est. $4,290/mo · comfortable on $75,500/yr

19

62

pop 1.3M · rent $1,931 · est. $4,440/mo · comfortable on $78,500/yr

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