Johnson County · Texas · South · 34k residents
Cleburne, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Cleburne: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Texas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,148/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
Compare Cleburne side by side
Avg. weekly wage
$1,148/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
20.3%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Cleburne's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
67/100
Heating
Ranks Cleburne's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $221,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,059/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,292/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,148/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.3% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 19.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $133,290 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $101,420 |
| Wage: General manager | $111,010 |
| Wage: Customer service | $44,990 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,590 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,530 |
| Wage: Electrician | $59,010 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $33,400 |
| Cost of living index | 88 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $185/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $2.90/gal |
| Healthcare index | 96 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $70,656 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 34k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 87/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 95°F |
| January low | 33°F |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in |
| Home price YoY | -3.5% |
| Home price MoM | -0.7% |
| Rent YoY | -0.3% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.6% |
| Building permits YoY | -11.4% |
| Ocean coast | 261 mi |
| Big lake | 75 mi |
| Mountains | 250 mi |
| Major airport | 44 mi |
| Ski resort | 493 mi |
Popular comparisons
Nearby
- Burleson, TX · 53k
- Crowley, TX · 20k
- Mansfield, TX · 78k
- Benbrook, TX · 25k
- Arlington, TX · 398k
Similar size
- Celina, TX · 34k
- Lufkin, TX · 34k
- Harker Heights, TX · 34k
- Del Rio, TX · 35k
- Deer Park, TX · 34k
Real listings in Cleburne
LoopNet ↗Crexi ↗CommercialCafe ↗
Links open third-party listing searches. WhereToHQ has no paid relationship with these sites.
- Is Cleburne a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,148/wk; commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Cleburne, TX?
- Cleburne indexes at 88 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,292/mo and a acs median home value of $221,100.
- How much does a house cost in Cleburne?
- The acs median home value in Cleburne is $221,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Cleburne?
- A two-bedroom in Cleburne rents for about $1,292/mo.