Index | Carbon | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 74 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 93 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 26 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 103 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $45,750 | $3,813 | $1,067 | $1,373 |
Renters | $46,875 | $3,906 | $1,094 | $1,406 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Carbon | 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% |
Item | Carbon | 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% |
Item | Carbon | 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% |
Item | Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $48,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 73.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,061.92 | $2,346.69 | 12.1% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.13 | $3.46 | 9.6% |
Tire Balancing | $61.81 | $59.92 | 3.1% |
Item | Carbon | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $193.23 | $193.99 | 0.4% |
Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rising Star, TX | 899 | 76 | 24.3% |
Gorman, TX | 1,495 | 77 | 23.2% |
Ranger, TX | 2,961 | 78 | 22.3% |
Cisco, TX | 3,786 | 80 | 19.7% |
Eastland, TX | 3,865 | 87 | 13.0% |
Carbon, TX | 302 | 74 | 25.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Shorter, AL | 302 | 78 | 22.4% |
Salesville, AR | 302 | 77 | 23.1% |
Kino Springs, AZ | 302 | 96 | 4.1% |
Slaughter Beach, DE | 302 | 125 | 25.1% |
Spring Ridge, FL | 302 | 97 | 2.6% |
Carbon, TX | 302 | 74 | 25.7% |