Cost of Living / Longview, TX Metro
Cost of Living in Longview, TX Metro
Official metro name: Longview, TX Metro Area
Longview, TX Metro has a population of 287,359. Median household income is $62,910 and median rent is $975 per month. Rent is roughly 18.6% of median monthly income.
State: TXPopulation: 287,359Income: $62,910Rent: $975Affordability: Affordable (18.6%)
Median Household Income
$62,910
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$975
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
18.6%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
84
Simplified relative index
Is Longview, TX Metro expensive?
Based on median rent and income, Longview, TX Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $975, which is about 18.6% of median monthly household income.
Average rent in Longview, TX Metro
Median rent (ACS) is $975 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)
How much income do you need in Longview, TX Metro?
Median household income (ACS) is $62,910 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.
Other metros in TX
Compare Longview, TX Metro with nearby metros:
- Longview, TX Metro vs Dallas, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Houston, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Austin, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs McAllen, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs El Paso, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Killeen–Temple, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Corpus Christi, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Brownsville–Harlingen, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Lubbock, TX Metro
- Longview, TX Metro vs Waco, 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.