Cost Of Living in Bee Cave, 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	Bee Cave	Texas	National
Cost of living	140	92	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	98	96	100
Health care	98	94	100
Housing	244	83	100
Transportation	89	92	100
Utilities	95	104	100

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The cost of living in Bee Cave is 51% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Bee Cave is 40% higher than the national average
Bee Cave housing is 144% higher 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	$134,607	$11,217	$3,141	$4,039
Renters	$65,179	$5,432	$1,521	$1,956

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Bee Cave, TX, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Bee Cave, homeowners have a median income of $134,607. Using that number, a maximum of $3,141 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $65,179, which means there is a maximum of $1,521 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Bee Cave	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.11	$24.26	24.1%
Beauty Salon	$53.43	$45.56	17.3%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.82	$12.13	5.7%
Bowling	$18.22	$18.00	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Bee Cave	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.49	$5.84	6.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.64	$4.67	0.7%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.2%
Pizza	$9.57	$12.09	20.8%
Beer	$10.18	$10.41	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Bee Cave	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.38	$125.68	6.6%
Doctor	$108.42	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$124.98	$113.29	10.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.52	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$504.11	$468.60	7.6%

Housing

Item	Bee Cave	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$513,800.00	$184,700.00	178.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,434.44	$2,346.69	3.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,572.00	$949.00	65.6%

Transportation

Item	Bee Cave	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.06	$3.46	11.7%
Tire Balancing	$53.75	$59.92	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Bee Cave	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.60	$193.99	11.0%
Phone	$200.15	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Lago Vista CDP, TX	71	94	6.0%
Hays, TX	141	109	8.9%
Lago Vista, TX	7,212	109	9.4%
Jonestown, TX	2,015	112	12.1%
Cedar Park, TX	77,181	117	17.0%
Bee Cave, TX	6,778	140	39.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kosciusko, MS	6,778	81	19.2%
Union, OH	6,777	92	8.0%
Dysart et al, ON	6,779	n/a
Peace River C, BC	6,779	n/a
Robertsdale, AL	6,776	89	10.7%
Bee Cave, TX	6,778	140	39.9%

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 Bee Cave, TX