Cost Of Living in Carpenter, 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	Carpenter	El Paso	Texas
Cost of living	85	89	92
Goods & Services	94	94	96
Groceries	96	96	96
Health care	89	89	94
Housing	61	77	83
Transportation	103	103	92
Utilities	88	88	104

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Carpenter is 9% lower than the El Paso average
The cost of living in Carpenter is 15% lower than the national average
Carpenter housing is 39% 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)
Household	$26,492	$2,208	$618	$795

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 Paso	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.67	$24.26	23.1%
Beauty Salon	$38.94	$45.56	14.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.8%
Movie	$9.50	$12.13	21.7%
Bowling	$11.67	$18.00	35.2%

Groceries

Item	El Paso	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.68	$5.84	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.57	0.2%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.55	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$9.66	$12.09	20.1%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	El Paso	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.61	$125.68	42.2%
Doctor	$96.89	$135.78	28.6%
Dentist	$90.94	$113.29	19.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.30	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$483.94	$468.60	3.3%

Housing

Item	El Paso	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$132,800.00	$184,700.00	28.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,603.62	$2,346.69	31.7%
Apartment Rent	$857.00	$949.00	9.7%

Transportation

Item	El Paso	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.97	$3.46	14.3%
Tire Balancing	$45.89	$59.92	23.4%

Utilities

Item	El Paso	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.18	$193.99	1.6%
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.
Fabens, TX	4,462	78	21.6%
Morning Glory, TX	505	79	21.1%
Agua Dulce city, TX	840	80	20.2%
Homestead Meadows South, TX	6,163	81	19.4%
Sparks, TX	3,873	81	19.0%
El Paso, TX	679,879	89	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Detroit, MI	672,351	84	15.5%
Boston, MA	689,326	166	65.5%
Nashville, TN	667,070	108	8.4%
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Washington, DC	701,974	164	63.7%
El Paso, TX	679,879	89	10.6%

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

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