Cost of Living / Abilene, TX Metro
Cost of Living in Abilene, TX Metro
Official metro name: Abilene, TX Metro Area
Abilene, TX Metro has a population of 176,656. Median household income is $61,924 and median rent is $1,050 per month. Rent is roughly 20.3% of median monthly income.
State: TXPopulation: 176,656Income: $61,924Rent: $1,050Affordability: Affordable (20.3%)
Median Household Income
$61,924
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$1,050
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
20.3%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
83
Simplified relative index
Is Abilene, TX Metro expensive?
Based on median rent and income, Abilene, TX Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $1,050, which is about 20.3% of median monthly household income.
Average rent in Abilene, TX Metro
Median rent (ACS) is $1,050 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)
How much income do you need in Abilene, TX Metro?
Median household income (ACS) is $61,924 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.
Other metros in TX
Compare Abilene, TX Metro with nearby metros:
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Dallas, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Houston, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Austin, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs McAllen, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs El Paso, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Killeen–Temple, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Corpus Christi, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Brownsville–Harlingen, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Lubbock, TX Metro
- Abilene, TX Metro vs Longview, TX Metro
Data sources
- US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
- Affordability metric: median rent ÷ (median household income / 12).
- Figures are metro-level medians; local variation is expected.