South ranking
52 Texas cities ranked by cost of living, cheapest first.
Index 69
Index 161
Sorted by cost-of-living index — lowest (most affordable) first.
| # | City | Cost index | Median rent | Median income | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsville | 69 | $872/mo | $46,735 | 187K | Compare → |
| 2 | Mission | 69 | $876/mo | $56,421 | 86K | Compare → |
| 3 | Edinburg | 73 | $920/mo | $54,139 | 101K | Compare → |
| 4 | Pharr | 73 | $926/mo | $45,016 | 79K | Compare → |
| 5 | Wichita Falls | 75 | $949/mo | $55,584 | 102K | Compare → |
| 6 | McAllen | 75 | $955/mo | $56,326 | 143K | Compare → |
| 7 | Laredo | 76 | $968/mo | $60,928 | 255K | Compare → |
| 8 | El Paso | 77 | $976/mo | $55,710 | 677K | Compare → |
| 9 | Beaumont | 78 | $992/mo | $53,745 | 115K | Compare → |
| 10 | Amarillo | 79 | $997/mo | $60,628 | 200K | Compare → |
| 11 | Longview | 79 | $1,000/mo | $61,003 | 82K | Compare → |
| 12 | San Angelo | 82 | $1,037/mo | $65,040 | 99K | Compare → |
| 13 | Waco | 82 | $1,038/mo | $47,421 | 141K | Compare → |
| 14 | Abilene | 84 | $1,060/mo | $59,254 | 126K | Compare → |
| 15 | Killeen | 85 | $1,084/mo | $57,086 | 154K | Compare → |
| 16 | Temple | 86 | $1,088/mo | $61,003 | 83K | Compare → |
| 17 | Lubbock | 86 | $1,093/mo | $58,734 | 258K | Compare → |
| 18 | Bryan | 87 | $1,109/mo | $55,234 | 85K | Compare → |
| 19 | Tyler | 88 | $1,113/mo | $63,056 | 106K | Compare → |
| 20 | College Station | 89 | $1,129/mo | $52,397 | 120K | Compare → |
| 21 | Pasadena | 91 | $1,159/mo | $64,698 | 151K | Compare → |
| 22 | Corpus Christi | 93 | $1,178/mo | $64,449 | 318K | Compare → |
| 23 | San Antonio | 94 | $1,189/mo | $59,593 | 1.4M | Compare → |
| 24 | Baytown | 95 | $1,207/mo | $61,158 | 84K | Compare → |
| 25 | Houston | 97 | $1,235/mo | $60,440 | 2.3M | Compare → |
| 26 | Conroe | 99 | $1,255/mo | $71,630 | 92K | Compare → |
| 27 | Denton | 100 | $1,264/mo | $71,921 | 142K | Compare → |
| 28 | Odessa | 101 | $1,282/mo | $71,293 | 113K | Compare → |
| 29 | Arlington | 102 | $1,297/mo | $71,736 | 393K | Compare → |
| 30 | Dallas | 103 | $1,305/mo | $63,985 | 1.3M | Compare → |
| 31 | Fort Worth | 104 | $1,313/mo | $72,726 | 925K | Compare → |
| 32 | Mesquite | 104 | $1,323/mo | $69,649 | 149K | Compare → |
| 33 | Grand Prairie | 109 | $1,381/mo | $76,626 | 197K | Compare → |
| 34 | Midland | 110 | $1,400/mo | $90,448 | 132K | Compare → |
| 35 | Garland | 112 | $1,421/mo | $71,044 | 244K | Compare → |
| 36 | Irving | 112 | $1,423/mo | $76,686 | 255K | Compare → |
| 37 | New Braunfels | 112 | $1,426/mo | $85,827 | 93K | Compare → |
| 38 | Lewisville | 115 | $1,455/mo | $82,006 | 125K | Compare → |
| 39 | Austin | 122 | $1,549/mo | $86,556 | 958K | Compare → |
| 40 | Carrollton | 123 | $1,555/mo | $95,380 | 132K | Compare → |
| 41 | Round Rock | 125 | $1,586/mo | $91,888 | 120K | Compare → |
| 42 | League City | 126 | $1,598/mo | $117,316 | 113K | Compare → |
| 43 | Pearland | 128 | $1,622/mo | $111,123 | 124K | Compare → |
| 44 | Plano | 134 | $1,699/mo | $105,679 | 285K | Compare → |
| 45 | Atascocita | 135 | $1,706/mo | $115,687 | 89K | Compare → |
| 46 | The Woodlands | 136 | $1,723/mo | $142,384 | 118K | Compare → |
| 47 | Richardson | 136 | $1,725/mo | $94,362 | 118K | Compare → |
| 48 | McKinney | 137 | $1,740/mo | $113,286 | 196K | Compare → |
| 49 | Allen | 138 | $1,747/mo | $121,259 | 105K | Compare → |
| 50 | Frisco | 142 | $1,803/mo | $144,567 | 202K | Compare → |
| 51 | Sugar Land | 147 | $1,868/mo | $132,247 | 110K | Compare → |
| 52 | Flower Mound | 161 | $2,039/mo | $154,471 | 77K | Compare → |
Across Texas, Brownsville is the most affordable city we track (cost index 69, with median rent around $872/mo), while Flower Mound sits at the top of the range with an index of 161—roughly 134% pricier than Brownsville. Use the table above to compare any Texas city directly against Brownsville.
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