Cost Of Living in Panhandle, 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	Panhandle	Texas	National
Cost of living	87	92	100
Goods & Services	92	96	100
Groceries	94	96	100
Health care	84	94	100
Housing	74	83	100
Transportation	92	92	100
Utilities	97	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Panhandle is 6% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Panhandle is 13% lower than the national average
Panhandle housing is 26% 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	$75,913	$6,326	$1,771	$2,278
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	Panhandle	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.33	$24.26	16.8%
Beauty Salon	$49.67	$45.56	9.0%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.25	$1.28	2.6%
Movie	$10.19	$12.13	16.0%
Bowling	$16.11	$18.00	10.5%

Groceries

Item	Panhandle	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.84	$5.84	0.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.1%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.15	$4.93	15.9%
Pizza	$10.10	$12.09	16.4%
Beer	$9.99	$10.41	4.0%

Health Care

Item	Panhandle	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.00	$125.68	38.7%
Doctor	$114.00	$135.78	16.0%
Dentist	$91.00	$113.29	19.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.21	$10.65	4.1%
Lipitor	$450.42	$468.60	3.9%

Housing

Item	Panhandle	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$123,600.00	$184,700.00	33.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,449.46	$2,346.69	38.2%
Apartment Rent	$870.00	$949.00	8.3%

Transportation

Item	Panhandle	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.19	$3.46	7.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.00	$59.92	9.9%

Utilities

Item	Panhandle	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.26	$193.99	10.7%
Phone	$209.24	$192.25	8.8%

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.
White Deer, TX	860	84	16.4%
Panhandle, TX	2,714	87	12.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Moonachie, NJ	2,714	134	33.6%
England, AR	2,713	89	11.4%
Westminster, LA	2,713	105	4.7%
Westworth Village, TX	2,713	107	6.6%
Bicknell, IN	2,715	84	16.0%
Panhandle, TX	2,714	87	12.7%

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 Panhandle, TX