Eagle Pass cost of living
Prices in the Eagle Pass, TX metro area run at 83.8 against a national average of 100, ranking it #386 of 387 metros. Rents there sit at 53.7.
What drives the number
Eagle Pass is one of the least expensive places measured, at 83.8 against a national 100, ranking #386 of 387 metro areas. Prices run 16.2 per cent below national. Cheap is not the same as affordable, though, because pay is usually lower too. Against Texas as a whole it is 13.3 points less expensive, which is the unusual direction, and it means the expensive part of the state is somewhere else.
Housing is unusually cheap relative to everything else here. Rents sit at 53.7 against goods at 93.8 and other services at 81.9, so the overall figure of 83.8 understates how affordable the housing itself is. Services, which are priced by local wages, are what hold the overall number up. Goods at 93.8 are themselves 6.2 points off national, which is a wide gap for a category that is mostly shipped in.
Low prices only help if pay does not fall by more. Dividing the local median wage by 83.8 is how to check, and the wage pages carry that comparison.
The vertical line is the national average of 100. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, SARPP, 2024.
Nearby metro areas
| Metro area | All items | Rents | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 103.1 | 117.9 | #48 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands | 98.6 | 104.5 | #101 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | 98.1 | 120.4 | #112 |
| Midland | 95.8 | 101.5 | #150 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | 94.7 | 94.6 | #175 |
| Odessa | 93.9 | 89.7 | #184 |
Eagle Pass: common questions
Is Eagle Pass expensive?
Prices are 16.2% below the national average, a parity of 83.8 where the country is 100. It ranks #386 of the 387 metro areas BEA measures. Against Texas as a whole it is 13.3 points less expensive.
What salary do you need in Eagle Pass?
Wage data for this metro is not published separately.
Is housing the reason?
Usually. Rents here are at 53.7 against goods at 93.8. Goods barely vary between American cities because most are shipped and priced nationally; housing varies enormously, and it dominates any cost of living comparison.