Cost Of Living in El Lago, 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	El Lago	Texas	National
Cost of living	110	92	100
Goods & Services	101	96	100
Groceries	100	96	100
Health care	94	94	100
Housing	136	83	100
Transportation	90	92	100
Utilities	103	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in El Lago is 19% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in El Lago is 10% higher than the national average
El Lago housing is 36% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$95,568	$7,964	$2,230	$2,867
Renters	$67,159	$5,597	$1,567	$2,015

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	El Lago	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.33	$24.26	16.2%
Beauty Salon	$47.38	$45.56	4.0%
Toothpaste	$3.48	$3.70	6.1%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	5.0%
Movie	$12.19	$12.13	0.4%
Bowling	$15.83	$18.00	12.0%

Groceries

Item	El Lago	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.25	$5.84	10.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.4%
Pizza	$11.82	$12.09	2.2%
Beer	$10.38	$10.41	0.3%

Health Care

Item	El Lago	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.98	$125.68	0.2%
Doctor	$90.89	$135.78	33.1%
Dentist	$108.10	$113.29	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$503.40	$468.60	7.4%

Housing

Item	El Lago	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$242,300.00	$184,700.00	31.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,055.86	$2,346.69	12.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,384.00	$949.00	45.8%

Transportation

Item	El Lago	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.1%
Tire Balancing	$56.62	$59.92	5.5%

Utilities

Item	El Lago	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$233.43	$193.99	20.3%
Phone	$208.71	$192.25	8.6%

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.
Jacinto City, TX	10,544	87	13.0%
Galena Park, TX	10,848	88	11.7%
South Houston, TX	17,522	91	9.1%
La Marque, TX	16,983	91	8.9%
Cloverleaf, TX	25,955	92	8.5%
El Lago, TX	2,805	110	9.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Green Forest, AR	2,805	85	15.2%
Putney, GA	2,805	86	14.2%
North Kingsville, OH	2,805	94	6.3%
Kenhorst, PA	2,805	100	0.4%
Sexsmith, AB	2,805	n/a
El Lago, TX	2,805	110	9.9%

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 El Lago, TX