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Cost of living in Sherman, Texas

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,324 a month.

Sherman is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $58,859 a year.

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People
46,397
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,324
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$58,859
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$243,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,395
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA

Sherman, Texas has about 46,397 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $243,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Grayson County is $1,395 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sherman. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area, prices sit at 93.8 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 Sherman'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 Sherman'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, 300 have higher typical rent than Sherman.

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.