County profile · TX
Cost of living in Kerr County, Texas
Estimated housing, health insurance, state and local taxes, and groceries for a household of 2 earning $100,000 per year (married filing jointly), modeled as renters, ACA marketplace subsidies included.
$39,396/yr
Estimated annual cost
#2,407 of 3,222
National cost rank
$0/yr
ACA subsidy
Where the money goes
- Housing (2 BR rent): $15,084
- Healthcare (ACA Silver, after subsidy): $16,476
- Groceries · family of 2: $7,836
| Housing (2 BR rent) | $15,084 |
| Healthcare (ACA Silver, after subsidy) | $16,476 |
| State + local taxes | $0 |
| Groceries · family of 2 | $7,836 |
| Total | $39,396 |
Kerr County, Texas lands at #2407 of 3222 on modeled annual cost in our default household scenario (about $39,396 per year).
Estimated housing, health insurance, state and local taxes, and groceries for a household of 2 earning $100,000 per year (married filing jointly), modeled as renters, ACA marketplace subsidies included.
Housing starts from Census ACS 2023 county medians (Non-metropolitan (ACS only)); metro counties may be calibrated to recent market rent indexes. Health insurance uses the second-lowest Silver plan in ACA rating area 48-STATE, net of advance premium tax credits when enabled.
What’s specific to Texas
State and local income tax on this page reflects TX brackets and any modeled local wage overlays from our committed tax tables—not federal income tax. Qualified retirement plan/IRA distributions generally taxed like ordinary income unless a specific exclusion applies. Groceries follow the USDA Moderate-Cost tier scaled by BEA state regional price parities, with household-size adjustments matching the homepage explorer.
Nearby counties to compare
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Brazoria, Texas
$39,468/yr
Brazoria County, TX: about the same modeled annual cost under the same defaults.
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Hancock, Maine
$39,384/yr
Maine neighbor (Hancock County): about the same modeled annual cost; state tax rules differ from TX.
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Payette, Idaho
$39,408/yr
Idaho neighbor (Payette County): about the same modeled annual cost; state tax rules differ from TX.
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How we calculated Kerr County's numbers
- Rent / housing: acs_b25031_zori_calibrated
- Home values (ZHVI): acs_proxy
- Income tax: 2026
- Health / ACA: 2026
- Groceries: SARPP LineCode 2 (Goods)
Dollar figures on this profile use the homepage default household unless your URL includes custom explorer parameters. Rank is among counties with complete modeled totals ( 3,222 U.S. counties in our artifact).