Index | Plains | Texas | National |
Cost of living | 80 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 46 | 83 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $55,417 | $4,618 | $1,293 | $1,663 |
Renters | $47,045 | $3,920 | $1,098 | $1,411 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Plains | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $31.33 | $24.26 | 29.1% |
Beauty Salon | $55.26 | $45.56 | 21.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.68 | $3.70 | 0.6% |
Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.3% |
Movie | $12.18 | $12.13 | 0.4% |
Bowling | $22.25 | $18.00 | 23.6% |
Item | Plains | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.58 | $5.84 | 4.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
Potatoes | $4.87 | $4.93 | 1.3% |
Pizza | $13.76 | $12.09 | 13.8% |
Beer | $10.37 | $10.41 | 0.4% |
Item | Plains | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $129.03 | $125.68 | 2.7% |
Doctor | $113.33 | $135.78 | 16.5% |
Dentist | $109.67 | $113.29 | 3.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.27 | $10.65 | 3.6% |
Lipitor | $497.63 | $468.60 | 6.2% |
Item | Plains | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $63,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,909.05 | $2,346.69 | 18.6% |
Apartment Rent | $702.00 | $949.00 | 26.0% |
Item | Plains | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.26 | $3.46 | 5.9% |
Tire Balancing | $55.19 | $59.92 | 7.9% |
Item | Plains | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $189.14 | $193.99 | 2.5% |
Phone | $207.58 | $192.25 | 8.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Plains, TX | 1,329 | 80 | 19.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Edison, GA | 1,329 | 78 | 22.0% |
Augusta, KY | 1,329 | 86 | 14.5% |
Great Bend, NY | 1,329 | 101 | 1.3% |
Ruston, WA | 1,329 | 163 | 62.7% |
Cavalier, ND | 1,328 | 85 | 15.0% |
Plains, TX | 1,329 | 80 | 19.8% |