New Braunfels, TX Cost of Living


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New Braunfels cost of living score
109.9
More expensive
9.9% higher
than the US average
16.7% higher
than the Texas average
New Braunfels, Texas gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 109.9, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 9.9% higher than the U.S. average and 16.7% higher than the average for Texas.

New Braunfels, TX

Housing costs in New Braunfels?
A typical home costs $377,900, which is 11.8% more expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 27.0% more expensive than the average Texas home, at $297,600. Renting a two-bedroom unit in New Braunfels costs $1,390 per month, which is 2.8% cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 7.9% more than the state average of $1,280.

Can I afford New Braunfels?
To live comfortably in New Braunfels, Texas, a minimum annual income of $72,360 for a family, and $45,600 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about New Braunfels?
New Braunfels offers an interesting option for inexpensive living situated somewhere within Texas’s Comal County offering up medians hovering around the mid-$300s and rental rates shortly arrive close by upwards of 1.5 thousand dollars respectively - both significantly lower compared to other parts of The Lone Star State such as Windcrest or Live Oak located much further southward. Grocery stores also stay completely equal with US figures thanks largely to local taxes & regulations while sales tax totals out unchanged at 8%.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesNew BraunfelsTexasUnited States
  109.994.2100.0
  93.493.7100
  102.8100.0100.0
  109.083.5100.0
  $377,900$297,600$338,100
  99.7%99.2%100.0%
  82.0103.3100.0
  107.683.2100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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