Cost Of Living in Kurten, 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	Kurten	Texas	National
Cost of living	94	92	100
Goods & Services	93	96	100
Groceries	98	96	100
Health care	100	94	100
Housing	94	83	100
Transportation	85	92	100
Utilities	103	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Kurten is 2% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Kurten is 6% lower than the national average
Kurten housing is 6% 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	$53,333	$4,444	$1,244	$1,600
Renters	$58,750	$4,896	$1,371	$1,763

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	Kurten	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.52	$24.26	5.2%
Beauty Salon	$67.87	$45.56	48.9%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.6%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	1.0%
Movie	$11.10	$12.13	8.5%
Bowling	$23.53	$18.00	30.7%

Groceries

Item	Kurten	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.65	$5.84	3.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.1%
Milk	$4.70	$4.67	0.7%
Potatoes	$4.99	$4.93	1.1%
Pizza	$11.67	$12.09	3.5%
Beer	$10.52	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Kurten	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.70	$125.68	4.0%
Doctor	$93.85	$135.78	30.9%
Dentist	$120.24	$113.29	6.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.69	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$505.78	$468.60	7.9%

Housing

Item	Kurten	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$155,700.00	$184,700.00	15.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,890.77	$2,346.69	19.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,105.00	$949.00	16.4%

Transportation

Item	Kurten	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.02	$3.46	12.8%
Tire Balancing	$58.88	$59.92	1.7%

Utilities

Item	Kurten	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.29	$193.99	1.9%
Phone	$211.13	$192.25	9.8%

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.
Lake Bryan, TX	1,270	80	19.6%
Iola, TX	164	83	17.4%
Bryan, TX	85,645	93	7.0%
Wixon Valley, TX	154	102	2.5%
College Station, TX	115,802	105	5.0%
Kurten, TX	427	94	5.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spillville, IA	427	83	16.9%
Hopewell, IL	427	92	7.7%
Oak Grove, IL	427	78	22.2%
Scotch Meadows, NC	427	99	0.5%
Turkey, NC	427	90	9.6%
Kurten, TX	427	94	5.5%

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 Kurten, TX