Round Rock reaches top of affordability hill | Round Rock reaches top of affordability hill | https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/news/newstalk-texas/?Item=930 | 2015-05-26T12:50:00Z | 2015-05-26T05:45:00Z |
ROUND ROCK - Round Rock has been dubbed the third most-affordable place in America when comparing median household income to the average cost of living, in a study from personal finance website NerdWallet.
Several Texas cities, including several in Central Texas, made the list of The 100 Most Affordable Places in America. Plano, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, took the top spot.
• No. 17: Austin
• No. 20: Temple
• No. 49: San Antonio
• No. 100: Houston
Here’s a look at the top five cities and how they rank:
Top 5 Affordable Places U.S.
Rank |
Location |
Median
household
income |
Income
index |
Cost of
living
index |
Housing
index |
1 |
Plano, Tex. |
$81,800 |
157 |
99 |
90 |
2 |
Edmond, Okla |
$71,607 |
137 |
96 |
94 |
3 |
Round Rock, Tex. |
$68,959 |
132 |
94 |
89 |
4 |
Juneau, Ala. |
$84,415 |
162 |
132 |
158 |
5 |
Midland, Tex. |
$63,819 |
122 |
97 |
97 |
Read more at the Austin Business Journal or see NerdWallet for the full report.
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