Cost Of Living in Overton, 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	Overton	Texas	National
Cost of living	86	92	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	99	94	100
Housing	57	83	100
Transportation	102	92	100
Utilities	107	104	100

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The cost of living in Overton is 7% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Overton is 14% lower than the national average
Overton housing is 43% 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	$63,500	$5,292	$1,482	$1,905
Renters	$31,296	$2,608	$730	$939

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	Overton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.75	$24.26	10.3%
Beauty Salon	$54.44	$45.56	19.5%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.7%
Movie	$9.77	$12.13	19.5%
Bowling	$9.72	$18.00	46.0%

Groceries

Item	Overton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.50	$5.84	5.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.57	0.5%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.05	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$10.44	$10.41	0.2%

Health Care

Item	Overton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.64	$125.68	0.8%
Doctor	$111.98	$135.78	17.5%
Dentist	$120.97	$113.29	6.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$526.57	$468.60	12.4%

Housing

Item	Overton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,800.00	$184,700.00	54.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,017.54	$2,346.69	14.0%
Apartment Rent	$790.00	$949.00	16.8%

Transportation

Item	Overton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$79.11	$59.92	32.0%

Utilities

Item	Overton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$209.92	$193.99	8.2%
Phone	$199.93	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Arp, TX	1,402	87	13.5%
Winona, TX	628	87	13.1%
Troup, TX	2,034	88	11.6%
New Chapel Hill, TX	715	90	9.6%
Kilgore, TX	14,824	91	9.0%
Overton, TX	3,051	86	14.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Momence, IL	3,051	89	11.4%
Barbourville, KY	3,051	89	11.3%
White Sulphur Springs, WV	3,051	87	13.3%
Welcome, NC	3,050	88	12.4%
New Maryland, NB	3,050	n/a
Overton, TX	3,051	86	14.0%

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 Overton, TX