Index | Port Aransas | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 124 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 92 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 85 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 190 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 116 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $86,688 | $7,224 | $2,023 | $2,601 |
Renters | $38,897 | $3,241 | $908 | $1,167 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Port Aransas | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.53 | $24.26 | 11.3% |
Beauty Salon | $42.00 | $45.56 | 7.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.28 | 7.3% |
Movie | $9.60 | $12.13 | 20.9% |
Bowling | $18.83 | $18.00 | 4.6% |
Item | Port Aransas | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.60 | $5.84 | 4.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.66 | $1.57 | 5.3% |
Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 1.0% |
Potatoes | $4.86 | $4.93 | 1.5% |
Pizza | $13.24 | $12.09 | 9.5% |
Beer | $10.07 | $10.41 | 3.3% |
Item | Port Aransas | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $126.53 | $125.68 | 0.7% |
Doctor | $101.11 | $135.78 | 25.5% |
Dentist | $91.28 | $113.29 | 19.4% |
Ibuprofen | $10.41 | $10.65 | 2.2% |
Lipitor | $468.06 | $468.60 | 0.1% |
Item | Port Aransas | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $369,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 100.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,663.11 | $2,346.69 | 29.1% |
Apartment Rent | $1,594.00 | $949.00 | 68.0% |
Item | Port Aransas | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.4% |
Tire Balancing | $62.05 | $59.92 | 3.6% |
Item | Port Aransas | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $234.01 | $193.99 | 20.6% |
Phone | $209.24 | $192.25 | 8.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Tradewinds, TX | 106 | 96 | 4.1% |
Falman, TX | 8 | 96 | 4.1% |
Gregory, TX | 2,218 | 81 | 18.8% |
Country Acres, TX | 278 | 85 | 14.9% |
Aransas Pass, TX | 9,269 | 93 | 7.0% |
Port Aransas, TX | 4,203 | 124 | 24.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Caseyville, IL | 4,203 | 85 | 14.6% |
Tazewell, VA | 4,203 | 87 | 12.9% |
Saint-Antonin, QC | 4,204 | n/a | |
Shallotte, NC | 4,205 | 102 | 1.6% |
Perth South, ON | 4,205 | n/a | |
Port Aransas, TX | 4,203 | 124 | 24.3% |