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Ohio vs Texas: cost of living compared

Statewide price levels and incomes from BEA (2024); gas prices from EIA (weekly).

Is it cheaper to live in Ohio or Texas?

  • Overall, Texas is 4.6% more expensive than Ohio (BEA, 2024).
  • To keep the same standard of living, $75,000 in Ohio works out to about $78,500 in Texas, before taxes.
  • Most of the difference is housing, which costs 32.2% more in Texas. Goods are 4.7% higher and other services 1.9% lower.
  • After adjusting for local prices, personal income per person is $58,219 in Texas and $56,232 in Ohio (3.5% higher in Texas; BEA, 2024, in 2017 dollars).
  • Inside each state, metro price levels run from 83.8 in Eagle Pass, TX to 103.1 in Dallas, TX (Texas) and from 87.4 in Youngstown, OH to 95.5 in Columbus, OH (Ohio), US = 100.
  • The gap is about where it was in 2019 (5.6%).

derived Calculated from BEA Regional Price Parities and real personal income by state. Statewide averages mix cities and rural areas; taxes are not included. How we calculate.

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Category by category

Both states against the US average (100).

Housing drives the gap: 32.2% higher in Texas than in Ohio

Price level by category, 2024. US average = 100.

  • Ohio
  • Texas
All items
92.8 97.1
Goods
93.7 98.1
Housing (rents)
73.0 96.5
Utilities
95.8 87.5
Other services
98.9 97.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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OhioTexas
All items92.897.1
Goods93.798.1
Housing (rents)73.096.5
Utilities95.887.5
Other services98.997.1
CategoryOhioTexasTexas vs Ohio
All items92.897.1+4.6%
Goods93.798.1+4.7%
Housing (rents)73.096.5+32.2%
Utilities95.887.5−8.7%
Other services98.997.1−1.9%
Income per person, adjusted for prices $56,232 $58,219 +3.5%
Regular gas, week of October 19, 2026 $4.05 $3.70 −8.5%
Salary to match $75,000 in Ohio $75,000 $78,500 +4.6%

Index values: BEA, 2024, US = 100. Income: BEA real personal income per person, 2017 dollars. Gas: EIA weekly retail prices.

Cheapest and most expensive places in each state

Ohio

  1. Youngstown, OH 87.4
  2. Wheeling, WV 88.3
  3. Huntington, WV 88.4
  4. Mansfield, OH 88.9
  5. Weirton, WV 89.0
  6. Sandusky, OH 89.3
  7. Canton, OH 89.4
  8. Lima, OH 89.7
  9. Springfield, OH 90.5
  10. Toledo, OH 91.5
  11. Dayton, OH 92.7
  12. Akron, OH 93.4
  13. Cleveland, OH 93.9
  14. Cincinnati, OH 95.4
  15. Columbus, OH 95.5

Texas

  1. Eagle Pass, TX 83.8
  2. Texarkana, TX 84.0
  3. McAllen, TX 85.9
  4. Brownsville, TX 86.0
  5. Laredo, TX 87.0
  6. Longview, TX 89.5
  7. Wichita Falls, TX 89.5
  8. Victoria, TX 89.8
  9. El Paso, TX 89.9
  10. Beaumont, TX 90.0
  11. Abilene, TX 90.4
  12. College Station, TX 91.0
  13. Killeen, TX 91.1
  14. Lubbock, TX 91.3
  15. Amarillo, TX 91.8
  16. Tyler, TX 92.2
  17. San Angelo, TX 92.5
  18. Waco, TX 92.6
  19. Corpus Christi, TX 92.7
  20. Sherman, TX 93.8
  21. Odessa, TX 93.9
  22. San Antonio, TX 94.7
  23. Midland, TX 95.8
  24. Austin, TX 98.1
  25. Houston, TX 98.6
  26. Dallas, TX 103.1

Metro areas ordered from cheapest to most expensive. BEA, 2024, US = 100.

How the gap has changed since 2008

The price gap between Ohio and Texas has been fairly stable since 2008

Overall price level each year, 2008–2024. US average = 100.

  • Ohio
  • Texas
US average = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 (US = 100).

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OhioTexas
200892.597.1
200993.596.7
201093.197.7
201192.297.0
201293.097.7
201393.398.1
201493.098.4
201592.298.3
201692.398.1
201791.997.4
201893.097.8
201993.398.5
202091.998.8
202192.298.4
202291.597.4
202391.997.1
202492.897.1

Goods

  • Ohio
  • Texas
US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 (US = 100).

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OhioTexas
200892.397.1
200994.096.1
201094.498.1
201194.796.5
201296.297.6
201397.097.6
201497.297.4
201596.797.1
201696.198.4
201795.397.1
201897.397.1
201995.897.9
202093.998.2
202194.598.5
202292.497.2
202394.298.1
202493.798.1

Housing (rents)

  • Ohio
  • Texas
US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 (US = 100).

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OhioTexas
200877.188.0
200976.188.2
201076.389.3
201175.689.7
201276.391.1
201377.691.4
201475.593.6
201575.694.0
201675.195.6
201775.095.2
201874.295.2
201973.595.8
202073.395.8
202172.895.6
202272.897.0
202372.197.5
202473.096.5

Utilities

  • Ohio
  • Texas
US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 (US = 100).

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OhioTexas
200898.8101.4
200999.796.2
201094.298.1
201193.194.4
201293.493.1
201395.095.7
201491.994.9
201591.391.1
201688.591.9
201789.088.0
201894.587.5
201990.787.7
202091.385.0
202191.986.2
202287.688.7
202389.292.4
202495.887.5

Other services

  • Ohio
  • Texas
US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024 (US = 100).

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OhioTexas
200897.8100.0
200999.1100.4
201098.1100.3
201196.1100.1
201296.4100.4
201396.0101.0
201496.1101.1
201594.8101.1
201695.899.0
201795.498.9
201896.399.8
201998.5100.5
202097.5101.3
202197.5100.0
202297.798.2
202397.596.6
202498.997.1

What incomes buy in each state

Income per person after adjusting for prices: $58,219 in Texas, $56,232 in Ohio

Real personal income per person, constant 2017 dollars (adjusted for each state's price level and for inflation).

  • Ohio
  • Texas
  • United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, real personal income by state (SARPI), 2008–2024.

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OhioTexasUnited States
2008$44,461$46,068$45,816
2009$42,867$43,349$44,204
2010$43,467$44,078$44,808
2011$45,562$46,663$45,957
2012$45,869$47,554$46,796
2013$45,680$47,301$46,358
2014$46,857$48,959$47,661
2015$48,895$48,983$49,396
2016$49,223$47,686$49,828
2017$50,280$49,918$51,006
2018$50,500$51,551$52,242
2019$51,249$52,343$53,683
2020$55,074$53,181$56,514
2021$57,339$56,442$59,365
2022$54,882$56,452$57,104
2023$55,789$57,708$58,088
2024$56,232$58,219$59,195

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What this comparison leaves out

  • Taxes. State income, sales and property taxes differ a lot between states and are not included.
  • Where you live inside the state. Statewide figures average cities and rural areas; the metro lists above show the spread.
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  • Timing. BEA price levels and incomes are for 2024; gas prices are weekly.

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