Cost of living in Taft Southwest, Texas

Taft Southwest, Texas has about 1,635 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $94,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in San Patricio County is $1,421 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Taft Southwest. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Corpus Christi, TX metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Taft Southwest'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 Taft Southwest's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Texas was $3.889 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,866.72 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Texas shares this price.

Among 885 places we list in Texas with a rent figure, 346 have higher typical rent than Taft Southwest.