LIVING IN TEXAS
Living in Texas is less expensive than the national average. Here’s how the Houston area stacks up.
The cost of living in Texas continued to remain low relative to the rest of the country in 2021, according to data that the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released last week .
Texas’ cost of living is 1.5 percent lower than the national average.
Texas has consistently had a below-average cost of living every year dating back to at least 2008, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis’ data.