Index | Elsa | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 75 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 88 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 76 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 39 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 106 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $49,200 | $4,100 | $1,148 | $1,476 |
Renters | $21,715 | $1,810 | $507 | $652 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Elsa | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.78 | $24.26 | 26.7% |
Beauty Salon | $30.94 | $45.56 | 32.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.40 | $3.70 | 8.2% |
Shampoo | $1.05 | $1.28 | 18.0% |
Movie | $11.98 | $12.13 | 1.3% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | Elsa | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.77 | $5.84 | 1.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.1% |
Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.5% |
Potatoes | $4.84 | $4.93 | 2.0% |
Pizza | $11.29 | $12.09 | 6.6% |
Beer | $10.29 | $10.41 | 1.2% |
Item | Elsa | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $115.00 | $125.68 | 8.5% |
Doctor | $119.56 | $135.78 | 11.9% |
Dentist | $113.53 | $113.29 | 0.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.25 | $10.65 | 3.8% |
Lipitor | $465.59 | $468.60 | 0.6% |
Item | Elsa | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $54,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 70.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,864.04 | $2,346.69 | 20.6% |
Apartment Rent | $580.00 | $949.00 | 38.9% |
Item | Elsa | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.16 | $3.46 | 8.7% |
Tire Balancing | $54.06 | $59.92 | 9.8% |
Item | Elsa | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $221.71 | $193.99 | 14.3% |
Phone | $208.71 | $192.25 | 8.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Campo Verde, TX | 169 | 91 | 9.3% |
Los Angeles, TX | 258 | 85 | 15.5% |
Ranchette Estates, TX | 237 | 85 | 15.5% |
Solis, TX | 638 | 85 | 15.5% |
La Feria North, TX | 233 | 85 | 15.5% |
Elsa, TX | 7,181 | 75 | 24.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chelsea, QC | 7,181 | n/a | |
Augusta, ON | 7,178 | n/a | |
Sausalito, CA | 7,177 | 278 | 178.1% |
Kingsland, TX | 7,177 | 90 | 9.9% |
Camden, SC | 7,185 | 97 | 3.4% |
Elsa, TX | 7,181 | 75 | 24.8% |