Cost of living in Stafford

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

73/100
2nd of 48

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The four inputs

Housing cost index98

Houston 10045% · scores 78

Effective property tax rate1.18%

Houston 1.53%25% · scores 61

Utilities63

Houston 10020% · scores 97

Local sales tax8.25%

Houston median 8.25%10% · scores 35

Vertical rule marks the Houston reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Houston suburbs for cost of living

All 48 ranked, Stafford highlighted

1PasadenaB$209,600 2StaffordB$257,700 3AngletonB$212,900 4Galena ParkB−$117,700 5Deer ParkB−$264,600 6GalvestonB−$326,000 7AldineB−$103,200 8South HoustonB−$189,300 9HumbleB−$216,400 10RichmondB−$231,500 11Texas CityC+$217,300 12TomballC+$364,300 13DickinsonC+$278,000 14HoustonC+$277,800 15La PorteC+$234,600 16CluteC+$271,700 17FreeportC+$135,900 18CloverleafC+$169,600 19BaytownC+$197,300 20Mission BendC+$233,800 21RosenbergC+$219,100 22Santa FeC+$325,800 23ConroeC+$309,600 24ChannelviewC+$195,900 25Four CornersC+$277,000 26Lake JacksonC$250,100 27SeabrookC$350,000 28AlvinC$228,700 29La MarqueC$206,900 30WebsterC$281,400 31SpringC−$231,500 32The WoodlandsC−$511,700 33KatyC−$401,700 34League CityC−$360,000 35AtascocitaC−$307,400 36FriendswoodC−$420,100 37Pecan GroveC−$383,500 38Missouri CityD+$311,400 39FresnoD+$243,500 40Sugar LandD+$430,200 41Cinco RanchD$475,600 42PearlandD$356,300 43FulshearF$572,700 44West University PlaceF$1,472,000 45Iowa ColonyF$405,700 46SiennaF$470,100 47ManvelF$338,700 48BellaireF$1,037,500

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Better than Stafford on cost of living

Stafford grades B on cost of living. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Pasadena25 mi from StaffordB$210k1.33% 51 D+

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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