Bowie County · Texas · South · 36k residents
Texarkana, TX: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Texarkana: 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 $1,056/wk. Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 8.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,056/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.6%
Commercial electricity
8.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Texarkana's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
51/100
Steady
Ranks Texarkana's 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 | $171,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $170 |
| Property tax rate | 1.68% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $754/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,015/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 8.2% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,056/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 8.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 26.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $116,490 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $80,610 |
| Wage: General manager | $77,060 |
| Wage: Customer service | $36,090 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $33,180 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $49,050 |
| Wage: Electrician | $58,140 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $28,700 |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| 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 | $50,573 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 36k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 79/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 93°F |
| January low | 33°F |
| Annual snowfall | 2 in |
| Home price YoY | +3.0% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | +1.1% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.3% |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 245 mi |
| Big lake | 134 mi |
| Mountains | 83 mi |
| Major airport | 142 mi |
| Ski resort | 403 mi |
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Real listings in Texarkana
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- Is Texarkana a good place to run a business?
- Texas's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,056/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 Texarkana, TX?
- Texarkana indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,015/mo and a acs median home value of $171,500.
- How much does a house cost in Texarkana?
- The acs median home value in Texarkana is $171,500 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Texarkana?
- A two-bedroom in Texarkana rents for about $1,015/mo.