Cost Of Living in Los Altos, 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	Los Altos	Texas	National
Cost of living	91	92	100
Goods & Services	88	96	100
Groceries	91	96	100
Health care	76	94	100
Housing	n/a	83	100
Transportation	91	92	100
Utilities	106	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Los Altos is 2% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Los Altos is 9% lower than the national average
Los Altos housing is 44% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Los Altos	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%

Groceries

Item	Los Altos	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%

Health Care

Item	Los Altos	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%

Housing

Item	Los Altos	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,864.04	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Los Altos	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.06	$59.92	9.8%

Utilities

Item	Los Altos	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$221.71	$193.99	14.3%
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.
Ranchitos East, TX	393	91	9.3%
Laredo Ranchettes West, TX	0	91	9.3%
Los Veteranos I, TX	48	96	4.1%
Hillside Acres, TX	0	96	4.1%
Ranchitos Las Lomas, TX	478	96	4.1%
Los Altos, TX	141	91	9.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Talladega Springs, AL	141	86	13.8%
Leipsic, DE	141	95	4.9%
Dover, IL	141	83	16.9%
Mound Station, IL	141	85	14.9%
Hardinsburg, IN	141	86	14.1%
Los Altos, TX	141	91	9.3%

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 Los Altos, TX