Cost Of Living in Salado, 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	Salado	Texas	National
Cost of living	109	92	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	91	96	100
Health care	106	94	100
Housing	145	83	100
Transportation	90	92	100
Utilities	110	104	100

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The cost of living in Salado is 18% higher than the Texas average
The cost of living in Salado is 9% higher than the national average
Salado housing is 45% higher 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	$87,554	$7,296	$2,043	$2,627
Renters	$46,750	$3,896	$1,091	$1,403

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	Salado	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.28	$24.26	12.3%
Beauty Salon	$50.28	$45.56	10.3%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.7%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.7%
Movie	$10.03	$12.13	17.3%
Bowling	$20.06	$18.00	11.4%

Groceries

Item	Salado	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.71	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.1%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$3.98	$4.93	19.3%
Pizza	$10.63	$12.09	12.1%
Beer	$9.91	$10.41	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Salado	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.92	$125.68	3.4%
Doctor	$106.41	$135.78	21.6%
Dentist	$105.82	$113.29	6.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$10.65	3.1%
Lipitor	$466.19	$468.60	0.5%

Housing

Item	Salado	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$291,800.00	$184,700.00	58.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,164.77	$2,346.69	7.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,074.00	$949.00	13.2%

Transportation

Item	Salado	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.18	$3.46	8.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.82	$59.92	11.8%

Utilities

Item	Salado	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.98	$193.99	21.1%
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.
Bartlett, TX	1,658	84	16.5%
Holland, TX	1,574	89	11.0%
Little River-Academy, TX	2,139	90	10.4%
Killeen, TX	148,573	90	10.3%
Nolanville, TX	5,732	90	9.8%
Salado, TX	2,848	109	9.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kechi, KS	2,848	104	4.3%
Riverview, MO	2,848	79	20.9%
Goffstown, NH	2,848	119	18.7%
Natalbany, LA	2,847	87	13.3%
Horace, ND	2,847	118	17.7%
Salado, TX	2,848	109	9.0%

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 Salado, TX