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Cost of living in Hewitt, Texas

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,538 a month.

Hewitt is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $83,511 a year.

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People
16,432
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,538
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$83,511
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$273,300
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,297
Waco, TX HUD Metro FMR Area

Hewitt, Texas has about 16,432 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $273,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in McLennan County is $1,297 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hewitt. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Waco, TX metro area, prices sit at 92.5 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 Hewitt'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 Hewitt'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, 199 have higher typical rent than Hewitt.

Nearby places

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.

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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.