Cost Of Living in Marble Falls, 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	Marble Falls	Texas	National
Cost of living	100	92	100
Goods & Services	94	96	100
Groceries	91	96	100
Health care	86	94	100
Housing	113	83	100
Transportation	86	92	100
Utilities	110	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Marble Falls is 8% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Marble Falls is equal to the national average
Marble Falls housing is 13% higher 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	$73,160	$6,097	$1,707	$2,195
Renters	$40,228	$3,352	$939	$1,207

The affordability of the housing market in Marble Falls, 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 Marble Falls homeowners, the median income is $73,160. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,707 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $40,228. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $939 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	Marble Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.07	$24.26	4.9%
Beauty Salon	$40.80	$45.56	10.5%
Toothpaste	$3.51	$3.70	5.3%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$12.25	$12.13	0.9%
Bowling	$16.72	$18.00	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Marble Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.08	$5.84	13.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.57	4.4%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$4.82	$4.93	2.4%
Pizza	$11.51	$12.09	4.8%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.7%

Health Care

Item	Marble Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.61	$125.68	0.1%
Doctor	$108.32	$135.78	20.2%
Dentist	$126.50	$113.29	11.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$431.76	$468.60	7.9%

Housing

Item	Marble Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$218,100.00	$184,700.00	18.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,976.20	$2,346.69	15.8%
Apartment Rent	$950.00	$949.00	0.1%

Transportation

Item	Marble Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.04	$3.46	12.1%
Tire Balancing	$62.39	$59.92	4.1%

Utilities

Item	Marble Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$212.65	$193.99	9.6%
Phone	$201.78	$192.25	5.0%

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.
Kingsland, TX	7,177	90	9.9%
Burnet, TX	6,357	92	7.8%
Cottonwood Shores, TX	1,602	92	7.7%
Granite Shoals, TX	5,142	93	7.4%
Round Mountain, TX	146	93	7.1%
Marble Falls, TX	6,746	100	0.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Myers Shores, FL	6,745	101	1.4%
Roeland Park, KS	6,747	99	1.0%
New Milford, CT	6,749	117	17.0%
Kingston, MA	6,750	136	36.0%
Yorketown, NJ	6,739	139	39.5%
Marble Falls, TX	6,746	100	0.4%

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 Marble Falls, TX