Measured against area pay, Doffing costs less to live in than 76% of U.S. towns
It ranks #72 of 642 in Texas for affordability. Down 1.3% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area ($54K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the McAllen metro earn ($54K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 1.9 years of metro income, and 61% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $147Ktypical home, 51% below the Texas typical homeZillow, September 2026
- $970a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 86prices across the McAllen metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 56)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 1.9 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$54K, McAllen-area income
- 17%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 22%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Doffing
Values rose faster than Texas’ over five years
The typical Doffing home is up 39% in five years, against 10% across Texas. Since October 2016 it has about doubled, from $69K to $147K. Price trend ↓
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Doffing home runs about $950 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $970. The hurdle is getting in: the down payment, and a budget at the median income that falls short of the typical home. Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Doffing’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Doffing is more affordable than 76% of U.S. towns, #72 of 642 in Texas. Rent pulls the grade down most; home prices hold it up.
Values have outpaced Texas: the typical Doffing home is up 38.7% in five years, against 10.1% statewide (Zillow).
Up 38.7% in five years
Faster than Texas (10.1%).
Show as a table
| January | Doffing | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $69,000 | $188,000 |
| 2018 | $65,000 | $200,000 |
| 2019 | $73,000 | $212,000 |
| 2020 | $81,000 | $221,000 |
| 2021 | $97,000 | $240,000 |
| 2022 | $109,000 | $284,000 |
| 2023 | $123,000 | $310,000 |
| 2024 | $144,000 | $308,000 |
| 2025 | $152,000 | $308,000 |
| 2026 | $152,000 | $300,000 |
| September 2026 | $147,000 | $296,000 |
A typical Doffing home worth $69K in October 2016 is worth about $147K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through September 2026.
A typical home costs 1.9 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Doffing’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Doffing home, with $48K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $20 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Doffing’s typical property tax (1.49% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $785, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Texas norm
The median bill is $1,512 (Texas: $4,232), 1.49% of a home’s value a year, against 1.49% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Doffing
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area, or Texas. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 86 | TX 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | TX 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 81 | TX 88 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 96 | TX 97 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Doffing vs. its neighbors
Of the 2 towns here with a Zillow value, Doffing has the lowest.
Questions about the cost of living in Doffing
Is Doffing expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Doffing costs less than 76% of U.S. towns: an A− for cost of living, #72 of 642 in Texas. The typical home costs 1.9 years of the median household income of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area ($54K).
How much does a house cost in Doffing?
About $147K, Zillow’s typical value for September 2026, down 1.3% in a year. The Texas typical home is $296K.
What salary do you need to live in Doffing?
To buy the typical home with 20% down at 6.3%, about $41,000 a year, keeping the payment (about $950 a month with tax and insurance) at 28% of income. To rent a two-bedroom at 30% of income, about $39,000.
How much is rent in Doffing?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $970 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $785 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Doffing?
The median bill is $1,512 a year, 1.49% of the median home value (Texas: $4,232, 1.49%), from the Census 2020–24.
Are home prices in Doffing going up?
No: down 1.3% in the past year and 38.7% in five years, against 10.1% across Texas (Zillow).
Neighbors talk housing
What Doffing buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.