Cost of Living / Lubbock, TX Metro
Cost of Living in Lubbock, TX Metro
Official metro name: Lubbock, TX Metro Area
Lubbock, TX Metro has a population of 322,285. Median household income is $61,535 and median rent is $1,082 per month. Rent is roughly 21.1% of median monthly income.
State: TXPopulation: 322,285Income: $61,535Rent: $1,082Affordability: Affordable (21.1%)
Median Household Income
$61,535
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$1,082
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
21.1%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
82
Simplified relative index
Is Lubbock, TX Metro expensive?
Based on median rent and income, Lubbock, TX Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $1,082, which is about 21.1% of median monthly household income.
Average rent in Lubbock, TX Metro
Median rent (ACS) is $1,082 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)
How much income do you need in Lubbock, TX Metro?
Median household income (ACS) is $61,535 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.
Other metros in TX
Compare Lubbock, TX Metro with nearby metros:
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Dallas, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Houston, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs San Antonio–New Braunfels, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Austin, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs McAllen, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs El Paso, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Killeen–Temple, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Corpus Christi, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Brownsville–Harlingen, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Beaumont–Port Arthur, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Longview, TX Metro
- Lubbock, TX Metro vs Waco, TX Metro
Data sources
- US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
- Affordability metric: median rent ÷ (median household income / 12).
- Figures are metro-level medians; local variation is expected.