Cost Of Living in Keene, 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	Keene	Texas	National
Cost of living	97	92	100
Goods & Services	108	96	100
Groceries	100	96	100
Health care	108	94	100
Housing	81	83	100
Transportation	89	92	100
Utilities	111	104	100

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The cost of living in Keene is 5% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Keene is 3% lower than the national average
Keene housing is 19% 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	$60,167	$5,014	$1,404	$1,805
Renters	$41,507	$3,459	$968	$1,245

The affordability of the housing market in Keene, 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 Keene homeowners, the median income is $60,167. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,404 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $41,507. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $968 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	Keene	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.29	$24.26	37.2%
Beauty Salon	$65.85	$45.56	44.5%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$14.60	$12.13	20.3%
Bowling	$24.53	$18.00	36.3%

Groceries

Item	Keene	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.23	$5.84	10.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.74	$1.57	10.8%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$11.30	$12.09	6.5%
Beer	$10.93	$10.41	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Keene	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.73	$125.68	14.4%
Doctor	$140.69	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$130.53	$113.29	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$499.87	$468.60	6.7%

Housing

Item	Keene	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$141,900.00	$184,700.00	23.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,258.00	$2,346.69	3.8%
Apartment Rent	$859.00	$949.00	9.5%

Transportation

Item	Keene	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.09	$3.46	10.7%
Tire Balancing	$52.04	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Keene	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$219.02	$193.99	12.9%
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.
Covington, TX	311	84	16.3%
Rio Vista, TX	1,035	93	7.5%
Alvarado, TX	4,282	97	2.8%
Cleburne, TX	30,812	97	2.8%
Coyote Flats, TX	419	99	1.4%
Keene, TX	6,456	97	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wharton, NJ	6,458	121	21.1%
Plattsmouth, NE	6,453	90	10.4%
Ewa Villages, HI	6,452	168	68.3%
North Riverside, IL	6,460	111	10.7%
Sidney, NE	6,451	88	11.9%
Keene, TX	6,456	97	2.7%

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 Keene, TX