According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Brookshire has an overall cost of living index of 84 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Texas, Brookshire has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Texas's index of 94.
The standard of living in Brookshire ranks as #629 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Brookshire ranks as the #5,789 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.
Living Expense | Brookshire | Texas | National Average | |
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Overall | 84 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 90 | 89 | 100 | |
Health | 100 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 55 | 83 | 100 | |
Transportation | 94 | 89 | 100 | |
Utilities | 112 | 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 | Brookshire | Texas | United States |
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Median Home Value | $75,000 | $187,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,035 | $1,082 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $42,276 | $63,826 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 1.8x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.29x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Brookshire | Texas |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.78 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Brookshire | Texas |
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Ground Beef | $4.05 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.13 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.58 | $2.05 |
Item | Brookshire | Texas |
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Haircut | $19.27 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $61.37 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.25 | $2.34 |
Item | Brookshire | Texas |
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Potatoes | $2.87 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.65 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.84 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $119.84 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $88.11 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $111.03 | $99.13 |
Item | Brookshire | Texas |
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Gasoline | $1.92 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $56.85 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $199.99 | $167.67 |
Phone | $183.98 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Brookshire |
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Mission Bend, TX | 38,693 | 97 | 1.2x |
Rosenberg, TX | 37,816 | 93 | 1.1x |
Katy, TX | 20,296 | 97 | 1.2x |
Pecan Grove, TX | 18,204 | 102 | 1.2x |
Cinco Ranch, TX | 17,588 | 119 | 1.4x |
Richmond, TX | 12,592 | 85 | 1.0x |
Fulshear, TX | 12,213 | 123 | 1.5x |
Four Corners, TX | 11,634 | 101 | 1.2x |
Sealy, TX | 6,439 | 91 | 1.1x |