Houston Cost of Living
📊 Key Data: Houston
🏠 Median Home Price
$327,000
💰 Average Rent
$1,405/mo
📈 Median Income
$62,894
📍 Comparative Index
97.1
💵 Houston Cost Breakdown
🏡 Housing
Buy (Median):$327,000
Rent 2BR:$1,405/mes
Property Tax:1.65%
💼 Economy
Median Income:$62,894
Population:2,320,268
Trend:Stable
🔎 How to Read Houston
Index source
This metro uses an official BEA regional price parity of 97.1 with national = 100.
What can move the result
Neighborhood, commute, childcare, health insurance, and lifestyle can make your real cost materially different from the metro average.
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Housing Costs
Typically 30-50% of budget
Hidden Costs
Don't forget utilities & transport
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💼 Transparent Sources & Assumptions
Budget calculations based on Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer spending data and USDA cost estimates.
📚 Verified Data Sources:
- • Bureau of Labor Statistics (consumer spending data)
- • U.S. Census Bureau (demographic data)
- • USDA (food cost data)
Data updated regularly to provide accurate and reliable calculations.