Index | South Padre Island | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 118 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 76 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 92 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 82 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 197 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 83 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 104 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $79,038 | $6,587 | $1,844 | $2,371 |
Renters | $40,045 | $3,337 | $934 | $1,201 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | South Padre Island | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.42 | $24.26 | 7.6% |
Beauty Salon | $48.58 | $45.56 | 6.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.62 | $3.70 | 2.3% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.4% |
Movie | $11.97 | $12.13 | 1.3% |
Bowling | $16.67 | $18.00 | 7.4% |
Item | South Padre Island | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.53 | $5.84 | 5.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.57 | 2.4% |
Milk | $4.68 | $4.67 | 0.1% |
Potatoes | $4.98 | $4.93 | 0.9% |
Pizza | $11.42 | $12.09 | 5.5% |
Beer | $10.43 | $10.41 | 0.2% |
Item | South Padre Island | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $95.94 | $125.68 | 23.7% |
Doctor | $109.53 | $135.78 | 19.3% |
Dentist | $133.27 | $113.29 | 17.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.60 | $10.65 | 0.5% |
Lipitor | $507.75 | $468.60 | 8.4% |
Item | South Padre Island | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $422,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 128.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,939.34 | $2,346.69 | 17.4% |
Apartment Rent | $1,150.00 | $949.00 | 21.2% |
Item | South Padre Island | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.00 | $3.46 | 13.4% |
Tire Balancing | $49.28 | $59.92 | 17.8% |
Item | South Padre Island | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $196.67 | $193.99 | 1.4% |
Phone | $201.86 | $192.25 | 5.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Laguna Heights, TX | 1,778 | 69 | 31.0% |
Port Isabel, TX | 6,278 | 80 | 19.7% |
Laguna Vista, TX | 3,172 | 90 | 10.2% |
Bayview, TX | 662 | 103 | 2.5% |
South Padre Island, TX | 2,798 | 118 | 18.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Grand Point, LA | 2,798 | 96 | 3.6% |
New Bremen, OH | 2,798 | 99 | 0.6% |
Newmanstown, PA | 2,798 | 100 | 0.3% |
Tilton, IL | 2,797 | 83 | 17.0% |
Bethel, OH | 2,797 | 89 | 11.1% |
South Padre Island, TX | 2,798 | 118 | 18.1% |