Brownsville, TX Cost Of Living

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Updated: 2022-04-07
75
Brownsville's Overall Cost Of Living
0.8x
Lower Than The National Average
19 out of 405
In Texas
35 out of 6,412
In America
The cost of living index is set to 100 for the average place in America. An index above 100 means Brownsville is expensive, while a number below 100 means it's a relatively cheap place to live.

What is the cost of living in Brownsville, TX?

According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Brownsville has an overall cost of living index of 75 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.

Compared to only Texas, Brownsville has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Texas's index of 94.

The standard of living in Brownsville ranks as #35 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Brownsville ranks as the #6,383 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.

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Brownsville Cost Of Living Vs. Texas

Living Expense Brownsville Texas National Average
Overall 75 94 100
Services 76 98 100
Groceries 82 89 100
Health 82 95 100
Housing 53 83 100
Transportation 87 89 100
Utilities 107 101 100
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Brownsville Cost of Living Vs. TX

Brownsville, TX Housing Cost Breakdown

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.

$92,400
Median Home Value
$754
Median Rent
$40,924
Median Income
Statistic Brownsville Texas United States
Median Home Value $92,400 $187,200 $229,800
Median Rent $754 $1,082 $1,096
Median Income $40,924 $63,826 $64,994
Home Value To Income 2.3x 2.9x 3.5x
Rent To Monthly Income 0.22x 0.2x 0.2x

Detailed Brownsville Services Costs Vs. Texas

Item Brownsville Texas
Shampoo $0.89 $1.06
Movie $8.82 $10.68
Bowling $15.0 $14.67

Detailed Brownsville Groceries Costs Vs. Texas

Item Brownsville Texas
Ground Beef $3.64 $4.22
Fried Chicken $0.96 $1.39
Milk $1.74 $2.05

Detailed Brownsville Health Costs Vs. Texas

Item Brownsville Texas
Haircut $8.0 $18.62
Beauty Salon $21.89 $39.05
Toothpaste $1.18 $2.34

Detailed Brownsville Transportation Costs Vs. Texas

Item Brownsville Texas
Potatoes $2.23 $3.29
Pizza $9.07 $10.62
Beer $7.49 $9.38
Optometrist $63.33 $108.57
Doctor $88.33 $116.17
Dentist $75.56 $99.13

Detailed Brownsville Utilities Costs Vs. Texas

Item Brownsville Texas
Gasoline $1.93 $2.22
Tire Balancing $46.0 $50.07
All Electricity $186.77 $167.67
Phone $185.48 $175.64

Brownsville SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5

Cost Of Living In Cities Around Brownsville

City Population Cost Of Living Vs. Brownsville
Edinburg, TX 97,734 81 1.1x
Pharr, TX 78,689 75 1.0x
Harlingen, TX 65,028 75 1.0x
Weslaco, TX 41,103 74 1.0x
San Benito, TX 24,259 70 0.9x
Alamo, TX 19,851 75 1.0x
Mercedes, TX 16,561 69 0.9x
Donna, TX 16,381 70 0.9x
Raymondville, TX 10,950 69 0.9x
Los Fresnos, TX 7,767 73 1.0x

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