Cost of living in El Cenizo, Texas
El Cenizo, Texas has about 2,122 people. Typical rent is $628 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $48,897 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $628 a month.
El Cenizo is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,897 a year.
- People
- 2,122
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $628
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $48,897
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $69,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,157
- Laredo, TX MSA
- Gas
- $3.889
- Texas, week of October 12, 2026
El Cenizo, Texas has about 2,122 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $69,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Webb County is $1,157 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in El Cenizo. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Laredo, TX metro area, prices sit at 87.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not El Cenizo's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Texas home paid 15.88¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not El Cenizo's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Texas was $3.889 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,866.72 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Texas shares this price.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 850 have higher typical rent than El Cenizo.
Nearby places
- Rio Bravo
Typical rent $724
Compare with El Cenizo - Laredo
Typical rent $1,030
Compare with El Cenizo - Medina
Typical rent $604
Compare with El Cenizo - Zapata
Typical rent $395
Compare with El Cenizo - Siesta Shores
Typical rent $758
Compare with El Cenizo - Encinal
Typical rent $814
Compare with El Cenizo - Hebbronville
Typical rent $827
- Freer
Typical rent $739
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Texas
Bigger places in Texas
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.