Index | Merkel | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 82 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 93 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 51 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 103 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $73,403 | $6,117 | $1,713 | $2,202 |
Renters | $21,360 | $1,780 | $498 | $641 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Merkel | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $30.33 | $24.26 | 25.0% |
Beauty Salon | $31.44 | $45.56 | 31.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.28 | 7.1% |
Movie | $10.26 | $12.13 | 15.5% |
Bowling | $15.22 | $18.00 | 15.4% |
Item | Merkel | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.46 | $5.84 | 6.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
Potatoes | $4.88 | $4.93 | 1.2% |
Pizza | $12.69 | $12.09 | 5.0% |
Beer | $10.46 | $10.41 | 0.5% |
Item | Merkel | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $141.52 | $125.68 | 12.6% |
Doctor | $117.53 | $135.78 | 13.4% |
Dentist | $115.28 | $113.29 | 1.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.09 | $10.65 | 5.3% |
Lipitor | $377.45 | $468.60 | 19.5% |
Item | Merkel | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $65,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 64.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,061.92 | $2,346.69 | 12.1% |
Apartment Rent | $816.00 | $949.00 | 14.0% |
Item | Merkel | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.13 | $3.46 | 9.6% |
Tire Balancing | $61.81 | $59.92 | 3.1% |
Item | Merkel | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $193.23 | $193.99 | 0.4% |
Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Trent, TX | 189 | 78 | 21.5% |
Tye, TX | 1,090 | 81 | 18.7% |
Hawley, TX | 447 | 83 | 16.6% |
Buffalo Gap, TX | 609 | 92 | 7.6% |
Merkel, TX | 2,618 | 82 | 18.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Indian Springs Village, AL | 2,618 | 133 | 33.4% |
Pearl River, LA | 2,618 | 96 | 3.9% |
Ruleville, MS | 2,617 | 79 | 20.8% |
Freemansburg, PA | 2,617 | 108 | 7.8% |
Homestead Valley, CA | 2,619 | 104 | 4.2% |
Merkel, TX | 2,618 | 82 | 18.4% |