Cost of living in Texas City, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,307 a month.
Texas City is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,776 a year.
- People
- 55,364
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,307
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,776
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $217,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,497
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Texas City, Texas has about 55,364 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $217,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Galveston County is $1,497 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Texas City. 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 Texas City'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 Texas City'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, 315 have higher typical rent than Texas City.
Nearby places
- San Leon
Typical rent $989
Compare with Texas City - La Marque
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with Texas City - Bacliff
Typical rent $1,498
Compare with Texas City - Bayou Vista
Typical rent $2,083
Compare with Texas City - Tiki Island
Typical rent $1,639
Compare with Texas City - Dickinson
Typical rent $1,231
Compare with Texas City - Kemah
Typical rent $1,775
- Clear Lake Shores
Typical rent $1,808
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.