Index | Frost | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 85 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 93 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 55 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 109 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $61,875 | $5,156 | $1,444 | $1,856 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Frost | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.64 | $24.26 | 23.2% |
Beauty Salon | $40.42 | $45.56 | 11.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.63 | $3.70 | 1.9% |
Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.28 | 17.2% |
Movie | $9.61 | $12.13 | 20.8% |
Bowling | $18.50 | $18.00 | 2.8% |
Item | Frost | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.43 | $5.84 | 7.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.58 | $1.57 | 0.3% |
Milk | $4.60 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
Potatoes | $4.55 | $4.93 | 7.9% |
Pizza | $12.51 | $12.09 | 3.5% |
Beer | $10.32 | $10.41 | 0.9% |
Item | Frost | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $106.87 | $125.68 | 15.0% |
Doctor | $106.77 | $135.78 | 21.4% |
Dentist | $108.56 | $113.29 | 4.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.16 | $10.65 | 4.6% |
Lipitor | $491.03 | $468.60 | 4.8% |
Item | Frost | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $89,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 51.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,893.18 | $2,346.69 | 19.3% |
Apartment Rent | $658.00 | $949.00 | 30.7% |
Item | Frost | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.10 | $3.46 | 10.5% |
Tire Balancing | $56.70 | $59.92 | 5.4% |
Item | Frost | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $212.69 | $193.99 | 9.6% |
Phone | $207.96 | $192.25 | 8.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Emhouse, TX | 333 | 104 | 4.3% |
Bynum, TX | 321 | 78 | 21.7% |
Carl's Corner, TX | 183 | 79 | 20.6% |
Mertens, TX | 124 | 81 | 19.2% |
Dawson, TX | 943 | 83 | 17.0% |
Frost, TX | 882 | 85 | 15.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Morven, GA | 882 | 76 | 23.8% |
Arbon Valley, ID | 882 | 87 | 12.6% |
Parks, LA | 882 | 85 | 15.0% |
Harwick, PA | 882 | 91 | 9.1% |
Carolina, RI | 882 | 125 | 24.7% |
Frost, TX | 882 | 85 | 15.1% |