Cost Of Living in Sour Lake, 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	Sour Lake	Texas	National
Cost of living	91	92	100
Goods & Services	102	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	96	94	100
Housing	70	83	100
Transportation	93	92	100
Utilities	108	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sour Lake is 2% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Sour Lake is 9% lower than the national average
Sour Lake housing is 30% 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	$63,810	$5,318	$1,489	$1,914
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.22	$24.26	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$46.89	$45.56	2.9%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.28	9.1%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$19.17	$18.00	6.5%

Groceries

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.37	$5.84	8.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.57	5.5%
Milk	$4.66	$4.67	0.3%
Potatoes	$4.17	$4.93	15.6%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$10.23	$10.41	1.8%

Health Care

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.32	$125.68	5.1%
Doctor	$87.50	$135.78	35.6%
Dentist	$104.52	$113.29	7.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.41	$10.65	2.3%
Lipitor	$480.00	$468.60	2.4%

Housing

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,100.00	$184,700.00	48.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,167.70	$2,346.69	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,049.00	$949.00	10.5%

Transportation

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.06	$3.46	11.6%
Tire Balancing	$48.89	$59.92	18.4%

Utilities

Item	Sour Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$214.33	$193.99	10.5%
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.
Hull, TX	642	100	0.1%
Daisetta, TX	1,045	87	13.5%
Devers, TX	385	87	12.9%
Nome, TX	534	88	12.3%
Silsbee, TX	6,642	91	8.9%
Sour Lake, TX	2,449	91	9.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bono, AR	2,449	83	16.6%
Aberdeen, ID	2,449	84	16.2%
Carleton, MI	2,449	92	8.3%
York, AL	2,448	75	24.9%
Greenville, DE	2,448	170	69.6%
Sour Lake, TX	2,449	91	9.1%

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 Sour Lake, TX