Cost Of Living in Santa Maria, 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	Santa Maria	Texas	National
Cost of living	68	92	100
Goods & Services	76	96	100
Groceries	92	96	100
Health care	82	94	100
Housing	31	83	100
Transportation	83	92	100
Utilities	104	104	100

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The cost of living in Santa Maria is 26% lower than the Texas average
The cost of living in Santa Maria is 32% lower than the national average
Santa Maria housing is 69% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$29,911	$2,493	$698	$897
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	Santa Maria	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	Santa Maria	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	Santa Maria	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	Santa Maria	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$33,200.00	$184,700.00	82.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,939.34	$2,346.69	17.4%
Apartment Rent	$580.00	$949.00	38.9%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Santa Maria	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.
Relampago, TX	387	85	15.5%
Solis, TX	638	85	15.5%
Tierra Bonita, TX	65	85	15.5%
Lasana, TX	149	85	15.5%
Villa Verde, TX	203	91	9.3%
Santa Maria, TX	724	68	31.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
White Hall, AL	724	79	21.4%
Arabi, GA	724	77	23.2%
Artemus, KY	724	79	21.1%
Wingo, KY	724	80	20.3%
Bay Shore, MI	724	86	14.0%
Santa Maria, TX	724	68	31.6%

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 Santa Maria, TX