Cost Of Living in Fifth Street, 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	Fifth Street	Texas	National
Cost of living	82	92	100
Goods & Services	101	96	100
Groceries	100	96	100
Health care	94	94	100
Housing	41	83	100
Transportation	90	92	100
Utilities	103	104	100

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The cost of living in Fifth Street is 12% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Fifth Street is 18% lower than the national average
Fifth Street housing is 59% 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	$31,842	$2,654	$743	$955
Renters	$32,846	$2,737	$766	$985

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	Fifth Street	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	Fifth Street	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	Fifth Street	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	Fifth Street	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$23,100.00	$184,700.00	87.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,055.86	$2,346.69	12.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,035.00	$949.00	9.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Fifth Street	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.
Sandy Point, TX	209	88	11.6%
Fairchilds, TX	712	91	9.1%
Arcola, TX	2,541	92	8.0%
Richmond, TX	12,592	98	2.3%
Thompsons, TX	292	98	1.6%
Fifth Street, TX	2,179	82	18.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Armada, MI	2,179	100	0.2%
Langley, SC	2,179	75	24.9%
Sheldon, TX	2,179	91	8.9%
Whitney, TX	2,179	84	16.0%
East Kootenay B, BC	2,179	n/a
Fifth Street, TX	2,179	82	18.3%

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 Fifth Street, TX