Cost Of Living in Pottsboro, 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	Pottsboro	Texas	National
Cost of living	106	92	100
Goods & Services	121	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	110	94	100
Housing	93	83	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	115	104	100

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The cost of living in Pottsboro is 14% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Pottsboro is 6% higher than the national average
Pottsboro housing is 7% 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	$82,083	$6,840	$1,915	$2,463
Renters	$50,938	$4,245	$1,188	$1,528

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	Pottsboro	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.57	$24.26	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$35.11	$45.56	22.9%
Toothpaste	$3.51	$3.70	5.1%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.7%
Movie	$11.85	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$16.96	$18.00	5.8%

Groceries

Item	Pottsboro	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.44	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.1%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.9%
Potatoes	$4.15	$4.93	16.0%
Pizza	$11.96	$12.09	1.0%
Beer	$10.27	$10.41	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Pottsboro	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.63	$125.68	23.1%
Doctor	$131.00	$135.78	3.5%
Dentist	$86.73	$113.29	23.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.40	$10.65	2.4%
Lipitor	$484.49	$468.60	3.4%

Housing

Item	Pottsboro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$168,800.00	$184,700.00	8.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,562.33	$2,346.69	33.4%
Apartment Rent	$918.00	$949.00	3.3%

Transportation

Item	Pottsboro	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.47	$3.46	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$66.47	$59.92	10.9%

Utilities

Item	Pottsboro	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.64	$193.99	24.9%
Phone	$208.71	$192.25	8.6%

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.
New Woodville, OK	50	111	11.0%
Platter, OK	154	111	11.0%
Cartwright, OK	483	89	11.2%
Colbert, OK	1,230	92	8.5%
Knollwood, TX	405	92	7.8%
Pottsboro, TX	2,418	106	5.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Williston Highlands, FL	2,418	85	14.8%
Wilberforce, OH	2,418	95	4.9%
Pacolet, SC	2,418	82	17.6%
Lake Kiowa, TX	2,418	134	33.6%
Polk City, FL	2,417	92	8.2%
Pottsboro, TX	2,418	106	5.6%

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 Pottsboro, TX