Cost Of Living in Bluetown, 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	Bluetown	Texas	National
Cost of living	68	92	100
Goods & Services	76	96	100
Groceries	92	96	100
Health care	82	94	100
Housing	29	83	100
Transportation	83	92	100
Utilities	104	104	100

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The cost of living in Bluetown is 27% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Bluetown is 32% lower than the national average
Bluetown housing is 71% 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	$28,393	$2,366	$662	$852
Renters	$58,352	$4,863	$1,361	$1,751

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	Bluetown	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%

Groceries

Item	Bluetown	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%

Health Care

Item	Bluetown	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%

Housing

Item	Bluetown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$53,100.00	$184,700.00	71.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,939.34	$2,346.69	17.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Bluetown	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.00	$3.46	13.4%
Tire Balancing	$49.28	$59.92	17.8%

Utilities

Item	Bluetown	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.67	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$201.86	$192.25	5.0%

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.
Tierra Bonita, TX	65	85	15.5%
Villa del Sol, TX	141	85	15.5%
Lasana, TX	149	85	15.5%
Solis, TX	638	85	15.5%
El Camino Angosto, TX	143	85	15.5%
Bluetown, TX	562	68	32.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Noorvik, AK	562	113	12.8%
Natural Steps, AR	562	120	19.5%
Springfield, LA	562	92	8.3%
Fisk, MO	562	85	14.9%
Exeter, NE	562	83	16.9%
Bluetown, TX	562	68	32.2%

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 Bluetown, TX