Index | Alba | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 99 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 50 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 107 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $35,096 | $2,925 | $819 | $1,053 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Alba | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.75 | $24.26 | 10.3% |
Beauty Salon | $54.44 | $45.56 | 19.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.73 | $3.70 | 0.7% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.7% |
Movie | $9.77 | $12.13 | 19.5% |
Bowling | $9.72 | $18.00 | 46.0% |
Item | Alba | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.50 | $5.84 | 5.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.58 | $1.57 | 0.5% |
Milk | $4.54 | $4.67 | 2.8% |
Potatoes | $5.05 | $4.93 | 2.3% |
Pizza | $11.49 | $12.09 | 4.9% |
Beer | $10.44 | $10.41 | 0.2% |
Item | Alba | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $126.64 | $125.68 | 0.8% |
Doctor | $111.98 | $135.78 | 17.5% |
Dentist | $120.97 | $113.29 | 6.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.42 | $10.65 | 2.2% |
Lipitor | $526.57 | $468.60 | 12.4% |
Item | Alba | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $88,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 52.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,017.54 | $2,346.69 | 14.0% |
Apartment Rent | $534.00 | $949.00 | 43.7% |
Item | Alba | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.08 | $3.46 | 10.9% |
Tire Balancing | $79.11 | $59.92 | 32.0% |
Item | Alba | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $209.92 | $193.99 | 8.2% |
Phone | $199.93 | $192.25 | 4.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Grand Saline, TX | 3,148 | 84 | 16.1% |
Point, TX | 1,087 | 94 | 6.3% |
Emory, TX | 1,745 | 86 | 14.3% |
Mineola, TX | 4,764 | 88 | 11.8% |
Quitman, TX | 2,310 | 90 | 10.1% |
Alba, TX | 590 | 84 | 15.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hillsboro, AL | 590 | 88 | 11.7% |
El Prado Estates, AZ | 590 | 86 | 14.2% |
Bodega, CA | 590 | 235 | 134.9% |
Avalon, FL | 590 | 101 | 0.5% |
Emlyn, KY | 590 | 79 | 21.2% |
Alba, TX | 590 | 84 | 15.9% |