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How Cedar Hill's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
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Your $100,000 in Cedar Hill has the same purchasing power as $92,954 in the average US city. You'd need $7,046 more here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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People moving to Cedar Hill usually have at least one specific reason. Most of them line up with what the data shows: wage income stays untaxed at the state level, a higher-income labor market than the national norm, plus 1 more things worth knowing. Here's what's actually on the table.
Wage income in Cedar Hill isn't taxed at the state level. Texas is one of the few US states with no income tax, which is one of the reasons people relocating from high-tax states tend to land here in the first place.
Median household income in Cedar Hill is $84,132, a step above the national median of about $75k. The local job market leans toward industries that pay better than average, and that shows up in the take-home for most working households here.
Cedar Hill reports about 2,073 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — a step below the US average of around 3,500. The citywide number averages over neighborhoods that can vary a lot, but the headline number is friendlier than most American cities of comparable size.
Reasons are pulled from Cedar Hill's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Now and then. Cedar Hill's winters are cool rather than truly cold — about 40°F on average — so most of the precipitation falls as rain. A snowy morning happens a few times a season; sustained accumulation is rare.
Mild on the cold side. Cedar Hill's winter average of about 40°F is the kind of weather where you want a jacket but the heating bill is manageable. Snow is rare, frost is occasional, and the lawn never really browns out.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Cedar Hill averages about 96°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Zone 9, give or take a half-zone. Cedar Hill's typical winter low puts it in that band on the USDA Hardiness map, which is what nurseries label plants against. Use Zone 9 as your starting filter; the USDA's interactive map is more precise for borderline cases.
Cedar Hill is at about 820 feet (250 m) above sea level. High enough to be solidly above any coastal concern, low enough that altitude isn't a factor.
Atlantic basin storms can form from June 1 to November 30, but the serious ones cluster in August, September, and the first half of October. Residents of Cedar Hill learn the season's rhythm fast: watch the cone, board up when it's the call, and don't shrug off the slow-mover storms — those are usually the ones that flood.
Average for an American city. Cedar Hill's reported crime rate of about 2,073 per 100,000 residents sits roughly in line with the US baseline of ~3,500. Like anywhere else, the citywide number masks real differences between neighborhoods — worth looking at specific areas before deciding.
Roughly average. Cedar Hill's cost-of-living index is 108, putting it in the band where rent, groceries, and utilities track the national norm. Not a bargain, not a premium.
Mostly car-dependent. Cedar Hill's Walk Score of 49/100 means a handful of errands work on foot — depending on the neighborhood — but most residents still need a car for the rest.
Roughly $75,306 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Cedar Hill runs about $1,676/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.