Index | Sterling City | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 107 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 49 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 102 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $55,400 | $4,617 | $1,293 | $1,662 |
Renters | $44,091 | $3,674 | $1,029 | $1,323 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Sterling City | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.94 | $24.26 | 9.6% |
Beauty Salon | $42.50 | $45.56 | 6.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.56 | $3.70 | 3.8% |
Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.28 | 14.6% |
Movie | $11.10 | $12.13 | 8.5% |
Bowling | $17.50 | $18.00 | 2.8% |
Item | Sterling City | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.37 | $5.84 | 8.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
Milk | $4.59 | $4.67 | 1.8% |
Potatoes | $4.86 | $4.93 | 1.6% |
Pizza | $13.76 | $12.09 | 13.8% |
Beer | $10.32 | $10.41 | 0.8% |
Item | Sterling City | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $136.50 | $125.68 | 8.6% |
Doctor | $124.57 | $135.78 | 8.3% |
Dentist | $98.00 | $113.29 | 13.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.26 | $10.65 | 3.7% |
Lipitor | $494.47 | $468.60 | 5.5% |
Item | Sterling City | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $64,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,016.51 | $2,346.69 | 14.1% |
Apartment Rent | $773.00 | $949.00 | 18.5% |
Item | Sterling City | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.15 | $3.46 | 8.9% |
Tire Balancing | $61.44 | $59.92 | 2.5% |
Item | Sterling City | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $179.20 | $193.99 | 7.6% |
Phone | $207.58 | $192.25 | 8.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sterling City, TX | 1,135 | 86 | 14.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nahunta, GA | 1,135 | 79 | 21.0% |
Blue Mound, IL | 1,135 | 81 | 19.4% |
Fairfax, MN | 1,135 | 82 | 18.2% |
Advance, NC | 1,135 | 112 | 11.7% |
Colony Park, PA | 1,135 | 114 | 14.3% |
Sterling City, TX | 1,135 | 86 | 14.2% |