Cheapest Cities in Texas
Most affordable cities in Texas (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Crystal City
|
54 |
$38,598 |
$445/mo |
6,241 |
| 2 |
Mila Doce
|
55 |
$46,544 |
$625/mo |
8,298 |
| 3 |
Roma
|
57 |
$27,741 |
$552/mo |
11,543 |
| 4 |
Donna
|
58 |
$38,082 |
$734/mo |
16,774 |
| 5 |
Elsa
|
58 |
$55,519 |
$676/mo |
5,688 |
| 6 |
Marlin
|
58 |
$38,000 |
$739/mo |
5,500 |
| 7 |
Cameron Park
|
59 |
$37,140 |
$758/mo |
6,180 |
| 8 |
Mercedes
|
59 |
$41,753 |
$676/mo |
16,449 |
| 9 |
Alamo
|
60 |
$54,234 |
$649/mo |
20,008 |
| 10 |
Eidson Road
|
60 |
$39,388 |
$766/mo |
9,481 |
| 11 |
Palmview
|
60 |
$46,274 |
$689/mo |
15,650 |
| 12 |
La Homa
|
61 |
$41,198 |
$746/mo |
11,389 |
| 13 |
Doffing
|
62 |
$26,525 |
$793/mo |
5,126 |
| 14 |
Salida del Sol Estates
|
62 |
$29,631 |
$821/mo |
6,356 |
| 15 |
Breckenridge
|
63 |
$46,989 |
$775/mo |
5,182 |
| 16 |
Penitas
|
64 |
$52,857 |
$631/mo |
6,355 |
| 17 |
San Benito
|
64 |
$41,445 |
$885/mo |
24,677 |
| 18 |
Muleshoe
|
64 |
$71,534 |
$745/mo |
5,328 |
| 19 |
Mexia
|
65 |
$36,589 |
$786/mo |
6,867 |
| 20 |
Murillo
|
65 |
$68,140 |
$720/mo |
8,511 |
| 21 |
Olivarez
|
65 |
$62,985 |
$961/mo |
6,566 |
| 22 |
Vidor
|
65 |
$62,020 |
$791/mo |
9,738 |
| 23 |
Rio Grande City
|
65 |
$41,369 |
$742/mo |
15,258 |
| 24 |
Port Isabel
|
65 |
$50,775 |
$843/mo |
5,098 |
| 25 |
Raymondville
|
66 |
$42,148 |
$945/mo |
10,243 |
| 26 |
Borger
|
66 |
$59,031 |
$833/mo |
12,398 |
| 27 |
Homestead Meadows South
|
66 |
$60,571 |
$762/mo |
7,687 |
| 28 |
Levelland
|
66 |
$51,847 |
$789/mo |
12,565 |
| 29 |
Sweetwater
|
66 |
$45,720 |
$862/mo |
10,484 |
| 30 |
Sinton
|
66 |
$44,753 |
$831/mo |
5,513 |
| 31 |
Canutillo
|
66 |
$43,750 |
$845/mo |
6,422 |
| 32 |
Plainview
|
67 |
$45,991 |
$811/mo |
19,893 |
| 33 |
Los Fresnos
|
67 |
$64,048 |
$876/mo |
8,174 |
| 34 |
Brownfield
|
67 |
$43,189 |
$815/mo |
8,803 |
| 35 |
Vernon
|
67 |
$48,855 |
$870/mo |
9,947 |
| 36 |
Brady
|
67 |
$44,163 |
$836/mo |
5,215 |
| 37 |
San Elizario
|
67 |
$47,946 |
$874/mo |
10,123 |
| 38 |
Doolittle
|
67 |
$36,397 |
$1,016/mo |
6,162 |
| 39 |
Robstown
|
67 |
$39,124 |
$920/mo |
10,222 |
| 40 |
Harlingen
|
67 |
$55,891 |
$893/mo |
71,669 |
| 41 |
Brownsville
|
68 |
$48,675 |
$906/mo |
188,023 |
| 42 |
Lamesa
|
68 |
$50,533 |
$903/mo |
8,527 |
| 43 |
Carthage
|
68 |
$44,738 |
$737/mo |
6,568 |
| 44 |
San Juan
|
68 |
$53,440 |
$937/mo |
35,674 |
| 45 |
Pampa
|
68 |
$53,458 |
$898/mo |
16,735 |
| 46 |
Childress
|
68 |
$59,662 |
$934/mo |
5,964 |
| 47 |
Brownwood
|
68 |
$47,821 |
$829/mo |
18,805 |
| 48 |
Weslaco
|
68 |
$54,995 |
$942/mo |
41,437 |
| 49 |
Alice
|
69 |
$46,963 |
$874/mo |
17,797 |
| 50 |
Eagle Pass
|
69 |
$54,952 |
$794/mo |
28,186 |