Texas Cost of Living

Texas pays more, but it also costs more. Before you pack, see the real monthly math for a median home in Houston and DFW, how Texas property taxes and homestead exemptions work, which suburbs fit your drive home, and the 30 and 90 day deadlines after you move.

Texas’s 2 largest metropolitan areas sit approximately 240 miles apart along I-45. Both attract new residents with strong job markets, diverse communities, major airports, growing suburbs and the financial advantage of living in a state without an individual income tax. However, the monthly math is different enough to change what kind of home you can afford and what it will cost to own it. Here is...