Cost of Living in Pilot Point, Texas

Published: September 17, 2020 8:44 pm

Cost of Living in Pilot Point, Texas

Pilot Point is a city in Denton County, Texas, with a population of 4,292. The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other necessities for a single adult in Pilot Point is $36,466 a year — greater than the annual cost of living for Texas of $34,448 yet less than the national figure of $38,433.

Using cost of living data from the nonprofift think tank Economic Policy Institute, 24/7 Wall St. estimated the cost of living in Pilot Point and over 29,000 other cities and towns in the US.

Housing Costs in Pilot Point, Texas

Housing is one of the largest components of cost of living. In Pilot Point, the median home value is $125,700, less than the national median home value of $204,900.

Renting is a sometimes lower cost alternative to homeownership. In Pilot Point, some 40.90% of occupied homes are rented, greater than the 36.2% national renter rate. The typical renter in Pilot Point spends $1,062 a month on housing, greater than the $1,023 national median monthly rent.

In addition to home value, one of the largest determinants of housing affordability is area income. While nationwide the price of a typical U.S. home is 3.4 times the $60,293 U.S. median household income, housing affordability ratios range from approximately 1.0 in the least expensive cities to more than 10.0 in the country's most expensive markets. In Pilot Point, the median household income is $49,928, 2.5 times the median home value.

Transportation Costs in Pilot Point, Texas

Transportation can also be a significant component of cost of living. In Pilot Point, 93.40% of commuters drive to work, compared to 85.5% of commuters nationwide. An estimated 64.80% of workers commute to jobs outside of Pilot Point, a larger share than the 43.7% share of commuters nationwide who live and work in different cities. The average commute in Pilot Point is 20.4 minutes long, compared to the 26.6-minute average commute nationwide. Taking into account the cost of gas, as well as public transit and car maintenance, the EPI estimates that a single person in Pilot Point spends $9,751 a year on transportation, about the same as the national average of $9,760.

Health Care Costs in Pilot Point, Texas

Out-of-pocket health care costs and insurance premiums — assuming at least a basic level of health insurance coverage — are closely in line with the national average in Pilot Point but above what they are across Texas as a whole.

For a single adult living in the area, average health care costs come out to $4,360 per year, compared to an average of $3,948 across Texas and $4,266 nationwide.

Child care Costs in Pilot Point, Texas

For families with children, child care adds thousands of dollars to overall annual spending. In Pilot Point, the average annual cost of child care for two children — one 4 year old and one 8 year old — is $12,524, about $1,100 more than the comparable average of $11,652 across all of Texas. Meanwhile, across the U.S. as a whole, childcare expenses for two children averages $15,853 per year.

Food Costs in Pilot Point, Texas

Food is another every day expense that has a significant impact on overall cost of living. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the cost of food varies from city to city and town to town.

In Pilot Point, a single adult spends an average of $3,122 on food annually, and a family of four spends $9,017 on average. For context, average annual food expenditure across Texas and the U.S., respectively, are $2,897 and $3,240 for a single adult, and $8,366 and $9,354 for a family of four. These estimates are calculated for a nutritionally adequate diet of food purchased at a grocery store for at-home preparation.

Taxes in Pilot Point, Texas

Few expenses vary as much from city to city and town to town as taxes. Accounting for state and federal income taxes, as well as Social Security contributions and Medicare payroll taxes, the average adult working in Pilot Point, Texas pays $5,324 annually — closely in line with the statewide average of $4,945.

It is important to note that these calculations do not include other common taxes such as property, sales, and excise taxes. Accounting for these taxes, while excluding taxes levied at the federal level, Pilot Point residents live in a state with a low average tax burden. Per capita state tax collections in Texas total $2,102 per year, compared to the $3,151 average across all states.

Methodology

To estimate the cost of housing, food, transportation, health care, child care, taxes, and other necessities, 24/7 Wall St. assigned county-level Economic Policy Institute data to cities, towns, villages and Census-designated places based on boundary definitions from the U.S. Census Bureau. For places that span multiple counties, data was aggregated based on the percentage of boundary overlap.

Cost of Living in Pilot Point, Texas