Cost Of Living in Meridian, 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	Meridian	Texas	National
Cost of living	86	92	100
Goods & Services	100	96	100
Groceries	93	96	100
Health care	91	94	100
Housing	59	83	100
Transportation	91	92	100
Utilities	109	104	100

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The cost of living in Meridian is 7% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Meridian is 14% lower than the national average
Meridian housing is 41% 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	$72,321	$6,027	$1,687	$2,170
Renters	$40,132	$3,344	$936	$1,204

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	Meridian	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.64	$24.26	23.2%
Beauty Salon	$40.42	$45.56	11.3%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.2%
Movie	$9.61	$12.13	20.8%
Bowling	$18.50	$18.00	2.8%

Groceries

Item	Meridian	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.43	$5.84	7.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.58	$1.57	0.3%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.55	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$12.51	$12.09	3.5%
Beer	$10.32	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Meridian	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.87	$125.68	15.0%
Doctor	$106.77	$135.78	21.4%
Dentist	$108.56	$113.29	4.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.16	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$491.03	$468.60	4.8%

Housing

Item	Meridian	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,300.00	$184,700.00	47.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,893.18	$2,346.69	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$711.00	$949.00	25.1%

Transportation

Item	Meridian	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$56.70	$59.92	5.4%

Utilities

Item	Meridian	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$212.69	$193.99	9.6%
Phone	$207.96	$192.25	8.2%

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.
Cranfills Gap, TX	289	81	18.9%
Morgan, TX	495	82	18.0%
Iredell, TX	392	83	17.2%
Walnut Springs, TX	722	84	16.4%
Blum, TX	456	86	14.2%
Meridian, TX	1,720	86	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Moville, IA	1,720	86	13.5%
Ledbetter, KY	1,720	92	8.4%
Versailles, IN	1,719	91	8.9%
Braham, MN	1,721	96	3.8%
Lester Prairie, MN	1,719	91	9.1%
Meridian, TX	1,720	86	13.7%

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 Meridian, TX