Cost of living in Southlake, Texas
Southlake, Texas has about 31,137 people. Typical rent is $3,501 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $250,001 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 #207 in Texas on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $3,501 a month.
Southlake is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $250,001 a year.
- People
- 31,137
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $3,501
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $250,001
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,014,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,745
- Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Southlake, Texas has about 31,137 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,014,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Tarrant County is $1,745 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Southlake. 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 Southlake'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 Southlake'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, 0 have higher typical rent than Southlake.
Nearby places
- Trophy Club
Typical rent $1,992
Compare with Southlake - Westlake
Typical rent $3,501
Compare with Southlake - Colleyville
Typical rent $3,263
Compare with Southlake - Grapevine
Typical rent $1,863
Compare with Southlake - Keller
Typical rent $2,144
Compare with Southlake - Flower Mound
Typical rent $2,231
Compare with Southlake - Roanoke
Typical rent $1,783
Compare with Southlake - Bedford
Typical rent $1,502
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.