Most Affordable Cities in Texas

Cost of living rankings for 422 cities in Texas with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Texas is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 100.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
Cheapest City
Mila Doce
Index: 67
Most Expensive
Bellaire
Index: 216
State Average
100
National: 100
Cities Ranked
422
eligible statewide total

Texas Affordability Ranking

Showing 251–300 of 422 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 6 of 9.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
251Stafford101$299,332$1,565$87,432
252Taylor101$280,723$2,002$75,508
253Willis101$283,890$1,752$68,632
254Mabank101$272,279$1,716$54,889
255Fort Worth102$295,800$1,615$79,507
256Arlington102$309,891$1,462$75,171
257Midland102$330,434$1,599$89,585
258College Station102$345,836$1,419$50,900
259Conroe102$312,928$1,561$76,206
260Brenham102$328,739$1,501$65,112
261Webster102$331,129$1,346$61,264
262Dayton102$308,209$1,597$59,691
263Josephine102$276,755$1,807$91,000
264Dallas103$305,765$1,591$70,518
265Schertz103$311,984$1,905$99,948
266Cibolo103$331,849$1,702$122,365
267Alvin103$294,203$1,761$71,477
268Floresville103$353,419$1,419$65,270
269Granite Shoals103$349,358$1,349$78,042
270Grand Prairie104$314,397$1,647$81,619
271New Braunfels104$346,475$1,571$86,021
272Atascocita104$307,522$1,808$118,226
273Hutto104$329,693$1,753$118,834
274Princeton104$283,245$1,980$105,200
275Fresno104$272,820$2,085$91,264
276Watauga104$275,243$2,042$91,171
277Seagoville104$268,724$2,094$66,743
278Hornsby Bend104$314,900$1,817$89,614
279Alvarado104$302,221$1,745$80,523
280Hurst105$337,349$1,465$72,210
281Buda105$350,464$1,593$123,766
282Heartland105$322,000$1,807$92,996
283Cedar Hill106$312,520$1,816$101,909
284Lancaster106$270,106$2,258$68,302
285Rosenberg106$311,618$1,864$65,668
286Saginaw106$297,787$1,992$97,276
287Bastrop106$348,389$1,784$81,551
288Irving107$339,198$1,590$81,830
289Denton107$346,719$1,519$76,019
290Pflugerville107$366,482$1,639$117,799
291Forney107$304,636$2,008$104,112
292Azle107$333,808$1,732$68,514
293Santa Fe107$335,981$1,731$99,190
294Woodway107$370,356$1,647$115,108
295Nassau Bay107$374,600$1,497$71,696
296Burleson108$337,266$1,731$93,928
297Bedford108$374,670$1,350$83,971
298Crowley108$312,921$1,973$95,030
299Travis Ranch108$345,400$1,807$83,801
300Providence Village108$351,000$1,807$110,430

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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