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COL Index81100 = US avg
1BR Rent$1,000/mo
Walk Score24/100
State Income TaxNone

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Stay in Texas

Cheaper cities within Texas — same state laws, familiar surroundings.

🌮 McAllen
COL 78
1BR $950/mo
4% cheaper
🌮 Laredo
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1BR $950/mo
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🌮 El Paso
COL 80
1BR $1,050/mo
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COL 80
1BR $950/mo
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More affordable metros

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COL 791BR $1,000/mo2% cheaper
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🎯 Springfield, MO
COL 791BR $950/moSave $50/mo on rent2% cheaper
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Lubbock at a glance

81
COL index
100 = US avg
$1,000
1BR rent
per month
$210K
Home price
median
None
State tax
income

Cities with similar cost of living

Montgomery, ALCOL: 81Shreveport, LACOL: 81Toledo, OHCOL: 81Fort Wayne, INCOL: 81

COL data: Numbeo, Zillow, BLS · Walk scores: Walk Score® · Q1 2026 · For general guidance only