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Cost of living in Richwood, Texas

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,250 a month.

Richwood is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $88,380 a year.

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People
4,791
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,250
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$88,380
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$249,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,319
Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area

Richwood, Texas has about 4,791 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $249,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Brazoria County is $1,319 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Richwood. 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 Richwood'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 Richwood'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, 352 have higher typical rent than Richwood.

Nearby places

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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.