Index | Alto | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 79 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 44 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 112 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $69,375 | $5,781 | $1,619 | $2,081 |
Renters | $20,260 | $1,688 | $473 | $608 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.25 | $24.26 | 8.3% |
Beauty Salon | $71.45 | $45.56 | 56.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.70 | $3.70 | 0.1% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.8% |
Movie | $12.61 | $12.13 | 4.0% |
Bowling | $21.33 | $18.00 | 18.5% |
Item | Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.03 | $5.84 | 13.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.65 | $1.57 | 4.7% |
Milk | $4.57 | $4.67 | 2.3% |
Potatoes | $5.00 | $4.93 | 1.3% |
Pizza | $11.54 | $12.09 | 4.5% |
Beer | $10.80 | $10.41 | 3.8% |
Item | Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $143.03 | $125.68 | 13.8% |
Doctor | $158.64 | $135.78 | 16.8% |
Dentist | $139.33 | $113.29 | 23.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.59 | $10.65 | 0.6% |
Lipitor | $368.77 | $468.60 | 21.3% |
Item | Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $79,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,286.82 | $2,346.69 | 40.1% |
Apartment Rent | $429.00 | $949.00 | 54.8% |
Item | Alto | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.2% |
Tire Balancing | $63.10 | $59.92 | 5.3% |
Item | Alto | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $230.61 | $193.99 | 18.9% |
Phone | $208.71 | $192.25 | 8.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Wells, TX | 899 | 78 | 22.0% |
Cushing, TX | 652 | 83 | 17.0% |
Rusk, TX | 5,598 | 84 | 16.2% |
Reklaw, TX | 374 | 86 | 13.7% |
Alto, TX | 1,099 | 79 | 20.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Roberta, GA | 1,099 | 87 | 12.7% |
Sandoval, IL | 1,099 | 78 | 21.5% |
Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, QC | 1,099 | n/a | |
Saint-Hilarion, QC | 1,099 | n/a | |
Kanesatake, QC | 1,099 | n/a | |
Alto, TX | 1,099 | 79 | 20.7% |