According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Rio Grande City has an overall cost of living index of 74 which is 0.7x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Texas, Rio Grande City has a cost of living index that's 0.8x lower than Texas's index of 94.
The standard of living in Rio Grande City ranks as #23 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Rio Grande City ranks as the #6,396 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.
Living Expense | Rio Grande City | Texas | National Average | |
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Overall | 74 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 78 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 88 | 89 | 100 | |
Health | 71 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 47 | 83 | 100 | |
Transportation | 91 | 89 | 100 | |
Utilities | 104 | 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 | Rio Grande City | Texas | United States |
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Median Home Value | $91,500 | $187,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $634 | $1,082 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $38,542 | $63,826 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.4x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Rio Grande City | Texas |
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Shampoo | $0.89 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.25 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Rio Grande City | Texas |
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Ground Beef | $4.31 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.91 | $2.05 |
Item | Rio Grande City | Texas |
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Haircut | $11.21 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $30.83 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.15 | $2.34 |
Item | Rio Grande City | Texas |
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Potatoes | $2.67 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.32 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.64 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $75.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $57.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $63.67 | $99.13 |
Item | Rio Grande City | Texas |
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Gasoline | $1.97 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $43.33 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $175.49 | $167.67 |
Phone | $185.48 | $175.64 |