Cost of living in Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, Texas has about 7,200 people. Typical rent is $751 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,929 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.
Ranked #118 in Texas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $751 a month.
Gonzales is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,929 a year.
- People
- 7,200
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $751
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,929
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $208,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Gonzales County, TX
Gonzales, Texas has about 7,200 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $208,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Gonzales County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gonzales. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Texas's prices sit at 97.1 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Texas does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.2% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Gonzales'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 Gonzales's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Texas averaged $2.76 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 788 have higher typical rent than Gonzales.
Nearby places
- Luling
Typical rent $1,021
Compare with Gonzales - Shiner
Typical rent $1,388
Compare with Gonzales - Yoakum
Typical rent $931
Compare with Gonzales - Flatonia
Typical rent $691
Compare with Gonzales - Nixon
Typical rent $845
Compare with Gonzales - Lockhart
Typical rent $1,152
Compare with Gonzales - Cuero
Typical rent $903
Compare with Gonzales - Hallettsville
Typical rent $922
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.
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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.