Cost Of Living in Giddings, 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	Giddings	Texas	National
Cost of living	89	92	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	98	96	100
Health care	98	94	100
Housing	74	83	100
Transportation	89	92	100
Utilities	95	104	100

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The cost of living in Giddings is 4% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Giddings is 11% lower than the national average
Giddings housing is 26% 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	$49,309	$4,109	$1,150	$1,479
Renters	$35,487	$2,957	$828	$1,065

The affordability of the housing market in Giddings, TX as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Giddings homeowners, the median income is $49,309. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,150 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $35,487. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $828 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Giddings	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.11	$24.26	24.1%
Beauty Salon	$53.43	$45.56	17.3%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.82	$12.13	5.7%
Bowling	$18.22	$18.00	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Giddings	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.49	$5.84	6.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.64	$4.67	0.7%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.2%
Pizza	$9.57	$12.09	20.8%
Beer	$10.18	$10.41	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Giddings	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.38	$125.68	6.6%
Doctor	$108.42	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$124.98	$113.29	10.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.52	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$504.11	$468.60	7.6%

Housing

Item	Giddings	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$117,500.00	$184,700.00	36.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,434.44	$2,346.69	3.7%
Apartment Rent	$940.00	$949.00	0.9%

Transportation

Item	Giddings	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.06	$3.46	11.7%
Tire Balancing	$53.75	$59.92	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Giddings	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.60	$193.99	11.0%
Phone	$200.15	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Carmine, TX	204	86	13.5%
Smithville, TX	4,501	93	6.9%
Round Top, TX	81	153	52.5%
Giddings, TX	5,095	89	11.1%

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Lake Barrington, IL	5,094	129	29.3%
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Richelieu, QC	5,097	n/a
Genoa, IL	5,092	92	7.6%
South Brooksville, FL	5,098	86	13.9%
Giddings, TX	5,095	89	11.1%

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 Giddings, TX