Midland County · Texas · South · 137k residents
Midland, TX: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Midland: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, 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.
The acs median home value in Midland is $319,200, 24% above the Texas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,621/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 98 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $89,585 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Midland is $319,200, 24.4% above the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Household income: Median household income is $89,585, 18.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Adult education: 33.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 14.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in Texas.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.6 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A West Texas energy city with petroleum history, broad skies, and a serious aerospace connection.
Known for: Oil and gas, the Permian Basin, George W. Bush childhood history, and space science.
Calendar note: The Midland Downtown Farmers Market and Tall City Blues Fest are local anchors.
Story source: Visit Midland
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Midland about 156 miles from the nearest tracked mountain.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days and 2 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 38 and an average commute of 27 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Midland side by side
Cost of living index
98
ACS median home value
$319,200
2-bedroom rent
$1,621/mo
Median household income
$89,585
Housing momentum
How fast Midland's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
36/100
Steady
Ranks Midland's home-price and rent 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. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Midland's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $319,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,189/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,621/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Cost of living index | 98 |
| 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 | $89,585 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 137k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 81/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 95°F |
| January low | 31°F |
| Annual snowfall | 2 in |
| Home price YoY | +2.4% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | -2.7% |
| Rent MoM | -0.7% |
| Ocean coast | 401 mi |
| Big lake | 217 mi |
| Mountains | 156 mi |
| Major airport | 116 mi |
| Ski resort | 238 mi |
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Real listings in Midland
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- What is the cost of living in Midland, TX?
- Midland indexes at 98 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,621/mo and a acs median home value of $319,200.
- How much does a house cost in Midland?
- The acs median home value in Midland is $319,200, 24% above the Texas median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Midland?
- A two-bedroom in Midland rents for about $1,621/mo.