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 | College Station | Houston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,129/mo | $1,235/mo | 8.6% lower in A |
| Median home value | $305,800 | $235,000 | 30.1% higher in A |
| Median household income | $52,397 | $60,440 | 13.3% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 99.2 | 97.7 | 1.5% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 96.2 | 106.5 | 9.7% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 83.2 | 97.3 | 14.4% lower in A |
| Healthcare index | 97.1 | 90.9 | 6.8% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in College Station, you'd need $107,302 in Houston to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
College Station, TX is about 6.8% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 9% lower in College Station than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in College Station, you'd need about $85,841 in Houston to keep the same standard of living.