Cost of living in Morton, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $687 a month.
Morton is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $38,438 a year.
- People
- 1,513
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $687
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $38,438
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $42,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Cochran County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Morton, Texas has about 1,513 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $42,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cochran County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Morton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lubbock, TX metro area, prices sit at 91.3 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 Morton'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 Morton'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, 827 have higher typical rent than Morton.
Nearby places
- Sundown
Typical rent $675
Compare with Morton - Levelland
Typical rent $846
Compare with Morton - Sudan
Typical rent $687
Compare with Morton - Littlefield
Typical rent $1,059
Compare with Morton - Muleshoe
Typical rent $938
Compare with Morton - Plains
Typical rent $864
Compare with Morton - Shallowater
Typical rent $1,202
- Wolfforth
Typical rent $1,674
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.