Houston cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Houston
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX had 7,796,182 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 98.6, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,497
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,469
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
100.6
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
95.3
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
31.1 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$81,417
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 1.45%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Texas
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Texas · Medicaid · Texas overview
Related comparisons
From Houston
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Houston.
- Houston and San Francisco · rent gap $2,200
- Houston and San Jose · rent gap $1,775
- Houston and Boston · rent gap $1,511
- Houston and New York · rent gap $1,474
- Houston and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,467
- Houston and San Diego · rent gap $1,326
- Houston and Miami · rent gap $1,067
- Houston and Seattle · rent gap $1,052
Nearby metros
Next in the population ranking: Dallas, Miami, Washington