Cost of living in Keene, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $969 a month.
Keene is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,695 a year.
- People
- 6,691
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $969
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,695
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $225,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,745
- Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Keene, Texas has about 6,691 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $225,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Johnson County is $1,745 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Keene. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, prices sit at 103.1 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 Keene'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 Keene'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, 585 have higher typical rent than Keene.
Nearby places
- Joshua
Typical rent $1,361
Compare with Keene - Cleburne
Typical rent $1,322
Compare with Keene - Alvarado
Typical rent $788
Compare with Keene - Burleson
Typical rent $1,685
Compare with Keene - The Homesteads
Typical rent $1,708
Compare with Keene - Rio Vista
Typical rent $1,177
Compare with Keene - Grandview
Typical rent $828
Compare with Keene - Crowley
Typical rent $1,725
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.