Cost Of Living in Baird, TX

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Baird	Texas	National
Cost of living	80	92	100
Goods & Services	93	96	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	93	94	100
Housing	44	83	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	103	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Baird is 14% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Baird is 20% lower than the national average
Baird housing is 56% lower than the national average
Texas general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Texas state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$62,188	$5,182	$1,451	$1,866
Renters	$21,250	$1,771	$496	$638

Texas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Texas	6.25%	8.25%

Texas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Texas	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Baird	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%

Groceries

Item	Baird	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%

Health Care

Item	Baird	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%

Housing

Item	Baird	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$64,900.00	$184,700.00	64.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,061.92	$2,346.69	12.1%
Apartment Rent	$605.00	$949.00	36.2%

Transportation

Item	Baird	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.13	$3.46	9.6%
Tire Balancing	$61.81	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	Baird	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.23	$193.99	0.4%
Phone	$209.24	$192.25	8.8%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Putnam, TX	90	75	24.5%
Moran, TX	219	76	23.8%
Clyde, TX	3,828	86	13.6%
Baird, TX	1,828	80	20.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gilbert, MN	1,828	89	11.3%
Lewiston, MN	1,828	96	3.5%
Troy, TN	1,828	81	19.0%
Frontenac, QC	1,828	n/a
Prairie City, IA	1,827	90	10.4%
Baird, TX	1,828	80	20.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Baird, TX