Cost of living in The Colony, Texas
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,958 a month.
The Colony is a city in Texas. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $114,511 a year.
- People
- 45,454
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,958
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $114,511
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $383,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,807
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
The Colony, Texas has about 45,454 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $383,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Denton County is $1,807 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in The Colony. 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 The Colony'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 The Colony'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, 83 have higher typical rent than The Colony.
Nearby places
- Hackberry
Typical rent $2,208
Compare with The Colony - Lewisville
Typical rent $1,670
Compare with The Colony - Frisco
Typical rent $2,014
Compare with The Colony - Carrollton
Typical rent $1,735
Compare with The Colony - Little Elm
Typical rent $1,953
Compare with The Colony - Lake Dallas
Typical rent $1,519
Compare with The Colony - Oak Point
Typical rent $2,227
- Hickory Creek
Typical rent $2,192
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.