Cost Of Living in Tornillo, 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	Tornillo	Texas	National
Cost of living	78	92	100
Goods & Services	94	96	100
Groceries	96	96	100
Health care	89	94	100
Housing	40	83	100
Transportation	103	92	100
Utilities	88	104	100

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The cost of living in Tornillo is 15% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Tornillo is 22% lower than the national average
Tornillo housing is 60% 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	$51,250	$4,271	$1,196	$1,538
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	Tornillo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.67	$24.26	23.1%
Beauty Salon	$38.94	$45.56	14.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.28	5.8%
Movie	$9.50	$12.13	21.7%
Bowling	$11.67	$18.00	35.2%

Groceries

Item	Tornillo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.68	$5.84	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.57	0.2%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.55	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$9.66	$12.09	20.1%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Tornillo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.61	$125.68	42.2%
Doctor	$96.89	$135.78	28.6%
Dentist	$90.94	$113.29	19.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.30	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$483.94	$468.60	3.3%

Housing

Item	Tornillo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$74,600.00	$184,700.00	59.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,603.62	$2,346.69	31.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Tornillo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.97	$3.46	14.3%
Tire Balancing	$45.89	$59.92	23.4%

Utilities

Item	Tornillo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.18	$193.99	1.6%
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.
Fabens, TX	4,462	78	21.6%
Morning Glory, TX	505	79	21.1%
San Elizario, TX	9,079	83	17.1%
Clint, TX	718	85	15.0%
Tornillo, TX	1,091	78	21.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Groveland, ID	1,091	102	1.6%
Macon, IL	1,091	79	21.4%
Lake St. Croix Beach, MN	1,091	109	8.8%
Red Cloud, NE	1,091	74	26.2%
Wells, NV	1,091	91	9.0%
Tornillo, TX	1,091	78	21.7%

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 Tornillo, TX