Cost of Living in McAllen
The cost of living in McAllen ranks consistently below the national average and is the lowest in the state of Texas primarily because of low housing prices, according to first quarter figures from the ACCRA Cost of Living Index and local analysts. The following table provides comparisons between McAllen and other U.S. cities:
| Cost of Living Index |
| MSA |
Composite |
Food |
Housing |
Utilities |
Trans |
Health |
Misc |
| McAllen TX |
83.2 |
79.4 |
75.6 |
96.6 |
89.9 |
99.8 |
82.8 |
| Brownsville TX |
84.3 |
88.8 |
70.9 |
91.7 |
91.8 |
89.1 |
88.8 |
| El Paso TX |
90.0 |
101.0 |
85.2 |
89.2 |
95.9 |
94.0 |
87.5 |
| Dallas TX |
92.9 |
96.5 |
71.1 |
107.1 |
98.3 |
104.8 |
103.2 |
| San Antonio TX |
93.9 |
84.4 |
90.8 |
81.6 |
101.3 |
100.4 |
100.7 |
| Austin TX |
96.6 |
87.5 |
87.9 |
112.0 |
98.5 |
101.5 |
102.0 |
| Atlanta GA |
93.6 |
93.4 |
89.8 |
85.6 |
102.0 |
105.3 |
95.0 |
| Indianapolis IN |
87.5 |
91.3 |
73.4 |
87.4 |
101.7 |
93.6 |
92.8 |
| Richmond VA |
102.6 |
101.7 |
102.7 |
110.5 |
96.6 |
109.9 |
101.7 |
| Phoenix AZ |
103.0 |
115.7 |
90.2 |
101.1 |
109.3 |
114.1 |
106.3 |
| St. Louis MO |
90.9 |
103.0 |
74.8 |
95.3 |
99.1 |
100.3 |
94.9 |
| Denver CO |
103.9 |
104.1 |
111.3 |
98.5 |
95.6 |
108.1 |
101.4 |
| Las Vegas NV |
101.8 |
109.6 |
88.7 |
99.0 |
105.5 |
115.4 |
108.7 |
| San Francisco CA |
162.0 |
109.2 |
278.9 |
96.4 |
120.4 |
115.4 |
119.5 |
| New York NY |
207.9 |
147.9 |
370.5 |
172.8 |
113.6 |
127.1 |
141.5 |
| Source: http://www.accra.org |
- McAllen ranked as one of the least expensive cities to live and work
(Kiplinger, 2010)
- McAllen, Texas ranked one of the top 10 for the lowest cost of living
(ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2010)
