Cost of living in Hitchcock, Texas
Hitchcock, Texas has about 7,563 people. Typical rent is $1,380 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $74,157 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 #255 in Texas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,380 a month.
Hitchcock is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $74,157 a year.
- People
- 7,563
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,380
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $74,157
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $188,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,497
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Hitchcock, Texas has about 7,563 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $188,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Galveston County is $1,497 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hitchcock. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, prices sit at 98.6 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 Hitchcock'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 Hitchcock'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, 269 have higher typical rent than Hitchcock.
Nearby places
- Bayou Vista
Typical rent $2,083
Compare with Hitchcock - Tiki Island
Typical rent $1,639
Compare with Hitchcock - La Marque
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with Hitchcock - Galveston
Typical rent $1,298
Compare with Hitchcock - Santa Fe
Typical rent $1,240
Compare with Hitchcock - Dickinson
Typical rent $1,231
Compare with Hitchcock - Texas City
Typical rent $1,307
- San Leon
Typical rent $989
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.