Most Expensive Cities in Texas

Most expensive cities in Texas (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.

Data current as of September 2026. Sources: US Census Bureau, Zillow, HUD, BEA.

#	City	Cost Index	Income	Rent	Population
1	University Park	270	$250,001	$2,940/mo	25,104
2	Highland Park	258	$250,001	$2,216/mo	8,774
3	West University Place	241	$250,001	$3,000/mo	14,907
4	Southlake	221	$250,001	$3,501/mo	31,044
5	Bellaire	197	$236,311	$2,705/mo	17,116
6	Colleyville	192	$203,566	$3,194/mo	25,906
7	Lakeway	186	$164,978	$3,123/mo	19,130
8	Lantana	184	$200,147	$3,410/mo	12,583
9	Belterra	173	$211,471	$2,789/mo	7,190
10	Lucas	160	$178,403	$1,764/mo	8,040
11	Prosper	158	$187,603	$2,152/mo	34,567
12	Murphy	158	$165,109	$2,640/mo	21,001
13	Sienna	158	$171,709	$2,853/mo	25,025
14	Steiner Ranch	151	$195,181	$1,880/mo	18,683
15	Highland Village	150	$164,459	$2,434/mo	16,004
16	Aledo	148	$152,083	$2,604/mo	5,432
17	Heath	148	$216,160	$1,854/mo	10,218
18	Bee Cave	147	$113,157	$1,807/mo	8,861
19	Parker	146	$216,179	—	5,776
20	Flower Mound	145	$157,737	$2,221/mo	77,886
21	Hickory Creek	142	$144,434	$2,133/mo	5,161
22	Frisco	142	$146,158	$1,902/mo	210,238
23	Melissa	142	$137,875	$2,341/mo	17,497
24	Fate	142	$129,500	$2,528/mo	20,757
25	Dripping Springs	142	$106,103	$1,985/mo	6,322
26	Keller	142	$172,654	$1,985/mo	45,598
27	Trophy Club	142	$193,026	$1,821/mo	13,454
28	Helotes	141	$129,884	$2,518/mo	9,372
29	Willow Park	140	$113,736	$2,514/mo	5,447
30	Alamo Heights	139	$182,819	$1,426/mo	7,443
31	Fairview	137	$107,308	$1,875/mo	10,570
32	Fulshear	137	$178,398	$1,889/mo	26,986
33	Celina	136	$155,875	$2,064/mo	27,141
34	Paloma Creek South	136	$137,585	$2,366/mo	8,797
35	Coppell	135	$139,227	$1,851/mo	42,029
36	Providence Village	135	$105,469	$2,399/mo	8,116
37	Oak Point	133	$109,528	$2,215/mo	5,395
38	Brushy Creek	133	$137,630	$2,024/mo	20,953
39	Timberwood Park	133	$147,471	$2,012/mo	34,980
40	Cinco Ranch	132	$157,395	$1,968/mo	19,139
41	Pecan Plantation	132	$102,403	$2,117/mo	6,539
42	Heartland	131	$107,165	$2,313/mo	11,019
43	Travis Ranch	131	$77,979	$2,281/mo	9,894
44	Terrell Hills	131	$217,800	$1,154/mo	5,050
45	Iowa Colony	130	$126,167	$2,188/mo	11,028
46	Manvel	130	$113,938	$2,270/mo	12,873
47	Leander	130	$140,180	$1,865/mo	67,880
48	Grapevine	129	$111,438	$1,806/mo	50,875
49	The Woodlands	129	$141,353	$1,792/mo	116,916
50	Roanoke	128	$100,986	$1,814/mo	9,947

See also: Cheapest Cities in Texas · Texas Overview