Cost of Living in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Is it worth moving here?
Annual Breakdown
Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$18,876
Net Income ...
Cost of Living Index
106.3
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier
Living in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX is roughly 6% more expensive than the national average.
Monthly Take-Home
... / mo
Affordability Score
–
Grade Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)
K-12 Schools
See Details → Schools 1,666
Enrollment 1,323,488
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 10.1%
Title I 0%
Colleges & Universities
See Details → Institutions 79
Avg In-State $12,254
Avg Out-of-State $15,961
Avg Grad Rate 56.7%
| Institution | Enrollment | In-State Tuition | Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearlands Innovative School of Beauty | 84 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School | 41 | $10,473 | 100.0% |
| Vogue International Academy | 9 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Rice University | 8,556 | $57,210 | 96.0% |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner | 155 | $0 | 96.0% |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | 102 | $0 | 93.0% |
| Houston Barber School | 225 | $0 | 91.0% |
| Elite Welding Academy | 29 | $0 | 86.0% |
| Northwest Educational Center | 233 | $0 | 84.0% |
| Ocean Corporation | 195 | $0 | 84.0% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear Lake | 129 | $0 | 80.0% |
| Premier Barber School | 48 | $0 | 79.0% |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus | 220 | $0 | 77.0% |
| Champion Beauty College | 26 | $0 | 77.0% |
| Mystros Barber Academy | 14 | $0 | 75.0% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston | 314 | $0 | 74.0% |
| College of Health Care Professions | 529 | $0 | 70.0% |
| University of St Thomas | 3,813 | $32,900 | 69.0% |
| Texas Health School | 186 | $0 | 69.0% |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston | 1,799 | $0 | 67.0% |
| University of Houston | 46,676 | $8,685 | 65.0% |
| Fortis Institute | 332 | $0 | 62.0% |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | 666 | $0 | 60.0% |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford | 516 | $0 | 60.0% |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston | 482 | $7,200 | 60.0% |
| Vet Tech Institute of Houston | 190 | $13,960 | 60.0% |
| Trend Barber College | 90 | $0 | 60.0% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | 1,019 | $0 | 59.0% |
| Culinary Institute Inc | 334 | $12,600 | 58.0% |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | 65 | $13,484 | 58.0% |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | 1,823 | $0 | 57.0% |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service | 382 | $15,213 | 55.0% |
| Jay's Technical Institute | 26 | $0 | 55.0% |
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies | 243 | $0 | 53.0% |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston | 281 | $16,520 | 52.0% |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | 8,211 | $6,600 | 51.0% |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus | 163 | $20,001 | 51.0% |
| Houston Christian University | 4,189 | $35,500 | 50.0% |
| Interactive College of Technology | 62 | $10,920 | 48.0% |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | 3,794 | $0 | 46.0% |
| Trend Barber College | 11 | $0 | 46.0% |
| Fortis College | 357 | $0 | 45.0% |
| American InterContinental University-Houston | 163 | $14,182 | 45.0% |
| Florida Career College-Houston | 264 | $0 | 44.0% |
| Prairie View A & M University | 9,517 | $7,387 | 43.0% |
| Brazosport College | 4,100 | $2,613 | 39.0% |
| MediaTech Institute-Houston | 96 | $0 | 39.0% |
| San Jacinto Community College | 31,494 | $3,456 | 34.0% |
| University of Houston-Downtown | 14,105 | $6,080 | 34.0% |
| Alvin Community College | 5,830 | $2,448 | 34.0% |
| Texas Barber College | 588 | $0 | 34.0% |
| Interactive College of Technology | 48 | $10,920 | 34.0% |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc | 20 | $0 | 34.0% |
| Galveston College | 2,119 | $2,220 | 32.0% |
| Natural Images Beauty College | 87 | $0 | 30.0% |
| Interactive College of Technology | 71 | $10,920 | 30.0% |
| College of the Mainland | 4,961 | $2,550 | 28.0% |
| North American University | 923 | $12,236 | 27.0% |
| Texas Southern University | 8,469 | $6,941 | 20.0% |
| Lone Star College System | 70,991 | $5,544 | 19.0% |
| Lee College | 8,143 | $3,132 | 19.0% |
| Houston Community College | 49,749 | $2,904 | 17.0% |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 5,048 | $9,429 | — |
| The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | 3,315 | $7,343 | — |
| Chamberlain University-Texas | 2,416 | $19,600 | — |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 1,699 | $0 | — |
| South Texas College of Law Houston | 1,036 | $0 | — |
| Grace School of Theology | 593 | $6,240 | — |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston | 543 | $16,200 | — |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook | 438 | $0 | — |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | 355 | $4,933 | — |
| Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc | 267 | $0 | — |
| American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med | 73 | $0 | — |
| Denver College of Nursing-Houston | 70 | $22,613 | — |
Compare Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land with Other Cities
vs Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
vs San Francisco
vs Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
vs Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
vs New York
vs Seattle-Bellevue
vs Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
vs Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
Compare any two cities →