Cost Of Living in Northwest, 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	Northwest	Houston	Texas
Cost of living	92	101	92
Goods & Services	101	101	96
Groceries	100	100	96
Health care	94	94	94
Housing	74	105	83
Transportation	90	90	92
Utilities	103	103	104

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Northwest is 1% lower than the Houston average
The cost of living in Northwest is 8% lower than the national average
Northwest 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)
Household	$48,919	$4,077	$1,141	$1,468

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	Houston	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	Houston	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	Houston	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	Houston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$186,800.00	$184,700.00	1.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,055.86	$2,346.69	12.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,086.00	$949.00	14.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Houston	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%
Aldine, TX	16,308	88	11.5%
South Houston, TX	17,522	91	9.1%
Humble, TX	15,819	93	6.8%
Houston, TX	2,313,238	101	0.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chicago, IL	2,699,347	114	14.1%
Montréal, QC	1,811,008	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	106	6.4%
Toronto, ON	3,013,752	n/a
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	102	2.4%
Houston, TX	2,313,238	101	0.8%

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 Northwest, Houston, TX