Denton, TX Cost of Living


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Denton cost of living score
107.6
More expensive
7.6% higher
than the US average
14.2% higher
than the Texas average
Denton, Texas gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 107.6, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 7.6% higher than the U.S. average and 14.2% higher than the average for Texas.

Denton, TX

Housing costs in Denton?
A typical home costs $344,800, which is 2.0% more expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 15.9% more expensive than the average Texas home, at $297,600. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Denton costs $1,590 per month, which is 11.2% more than the national average of $1,430 and 19.5% more than the state average of $1,280.

Can I afford Denton?
To live comfortably in Denton, Texas, a minimum annual income of $66,240 for a family, and $54,000 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Denton?
Denton, Texas offers an excellent quality of life combined with cost effective living choices; median house price rests close to $203K while rent per month for a single bedroom generally hovers from about $850 - 1,050 dependent on area or building type chosen. Necessary items like food and utilities can normally remain within US averages yet taxes have sometimes been among the lowest inside Denton County due foremost Denton’s standing midtown Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area .
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesDentonTexasUnited States
  107.694.2100.0
  99.193.7100
  100.5100.0100.0
  102.183.5100.0
  $344,800$297,600$338,100
  98.8%99.2%100.0%
  89.3103.3100.0
  103.883.2100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 11 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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