Cost of Living in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$12,720
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

57.0
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is roughly 43% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

... / mo

Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 382
Enrollment 244,294
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 21.9%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 17
Avg In-State $7,979
Avg Out-of-State $12,136
Avg Grad Rate 65.4%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
South Texas Training Center 276 $11,200 95.0%
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies 180 $0 88.0%
MCI 117 $0 84.0%
Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 496 $0 79.0%
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco 263 $0 79.0%
Rio Grande Valley College 883 $0 78.0%
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllen 92 $0 76.0%
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 728 $0 69.0%
Mission Beauty Institute 34 $0 62.0%
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 629 $0 55.0%
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllen 336 $0 55.0%
Advanced Barber College and Hair Design 150 $0 54.0%
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya 52 $0 53.0%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 31,931 $7,637 49.0%
GA Beauty & Barber School 199 $0 43.0%
South Texas College 26,440 $5,100 28.0%