According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Homestead Meadows South has an overall cost of living index of 83 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Texas, Homestead Meadows South has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Texas's index of 94.
The standard of living in Homestead Meadows South ranks as #491 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Homestead Meadows South ranks as the #5,927 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.
Living Expense | Homestead Meadows South | Texas | National Average | |
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Overall | 83 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 99 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 107 | 89 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 45 | 83 | 100 | |
Transportation | 101 | 89 | 100 | |
Utilities | 92 | 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 | Homestead Meadows South | Texas | United States |
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Median Home Value | $74,700 | $187,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $628 | $1,082 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $40,880 | $63,826 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 1.8x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Homestead Meadows South | Texas |
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Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.03 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $14.85 | $14.67 |
Item | Homestead Meadows South | Texas |
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Ground Beef | $4.27 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.02 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.67 | $2.05 |
Item | Homestead Meadows South | Texas |
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Haircut | $17.06 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $30.42 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.2 | $2.34 |
Item | Homestead Meadows South | Texas |
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Potatoes | $4.21 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.27 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.96 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $87.16 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $133.61 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $82.94 | $99.13 |
Item | Homestead Meadows South | Texas |
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Gasoline | $2.15 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $52.13 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $139.01 | $167.67 |
Phone | $185.48 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Homestead Meadows South |
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El Paso, TX | 679,879 | 88 | 1.1x |
Socorro, TX | 34,329 | 86 | 1.0x |
Sunland Park, NM | 17,581 | 88 | 1.1x |
Chaparral, NM | 13,744 | 85 | 1.0x |
Fort Bliss, TX | 12,709 | 110 | 1.3x |
Anthony, NM | 9,283 | 85 | 1.0x |
Santa Teresa, NM | 6,553 | 93 | 1.1x |
Homestead Meadows North, TX | 5,121 | 84 | 1.0x |