City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Brownsville | McAllen | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $872/mo | $955/mo | 8.7% lower in A |
| Median home value | $112,600 | $158,700 | 29.0% lower in A |
| Median household income | $46,735 | $56,326 | 17.0% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 95.2 | 95.2 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 85.3 | 85.3 | ≈ equal |
| Transportation index | 97.5 | 97.5 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 95.8 | 95.8 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Brownsville, you'd need $100,373 in McAllen to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Brownsville and McAllen have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Brownsville, you'd need about $80,298 in McAllen to keep the same standard of living.