According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Balch Springs has an overall cost of living index of 89 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Texas, Balch Springs has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Texas's index of 94.
The standard of living in Balch Springs ranks as #1,460 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Balch Springs ranks as the #4,958 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.
Living Expense | Balch Springs | Texas | National Average | |
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Overall | 89 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 105 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 99 | 89 | 100 | |
Health | 116 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 60 | 83 | 100 | |
Transportation | 95 | 89 | 100 | |
Utilities | 108 | 101 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Texas, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Balch Springs | Texas | United States |
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Median Home Value | $120,000 | $187,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,024 | $1,082 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $52,696 | $63,826 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.3x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Balch Springs | Texas |
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Shampoo | $1.03 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.18 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $21.14 | $14.67 |
Item | Balch Springs | Texas |
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Ground Beef | $4.42 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.97 | $2.05 |
Item | Balch Springs | Texas |
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Haircut | $27.33 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $44.45 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.57 | $2.34 |
Item | Balch Springs | Texas |
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Potatoes | $3.62 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.44 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.12 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $97.86 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $121.08 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $133.84 | $99.13 |
Item | Balch Springs | Texas |
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Gasoline | $1.92 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $53.65 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $188.78 | $167.67 |
Phone | $185.48 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Balch Springs |
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Dallas, TX | 1,338,846 | 96 | 1.1x |
Garland, TX | 238,622 | 97 | 1.1x |
Mesquite, TX | 142,429 | 93 | 1.0x |
Richardson, TX | 118,583 | 110 | 1.2x |
Rowlett, TX | 65,426 | 105 | 1.2x |
DeSoto, TX | 53,170 | 100 | 1.1x |
Rockwall, TX | 45,168 | 108 | 1.2x |
Duncanville, TX | 39,096 | 97 | 1.1x |
Sachse, TX | 25,888 | 106 | 1.2x |
University Park, TX | 25,027 | 214 | 2.4x |