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FIRE Number & Cost of Living in Texas

Explore FIRE baselines across 21 cities in Texas. No state income tax means more savings turn into invested capital. Find your target and compare retirement timelines. Compare Texas with the broader Southwest FIRE guide.

Cities covered

21

Avg FIRE target

$1,281,550

Avg annual cost

$51,262

All cities in Texas

Ranked by cost of living. Pick a city to see detailed FIRE calculations, tax context, and retirement scenarios specific to that location.

$58,800/year baseline

$1,470,000 FIRE target

$56,100/year baseline

$1,402,500 FIRE target

$55,900/year baseline

$1,397,500 FIRE target

$54,800/year baseline

$1,370,000 FIRE target

$54,600/year baseline

$1,365,000 FIRE target

$54,500/year baseline

$1,362,500 FIRE target

$54,300/year baseline

$1,357,500 FIRE target

$53,900/year baseline

$1,347,500 FIRE target

$53,800/year baseline

$1,345,000 FIRE target

$53,200/year baseline

$1,330,000 FIRE target

$51,700/year baseline

$1,292,500 FIRE target

$50,800/year baseline

$1,270,000 FIRE target

Corpus Christi, TX

$49,600/year baseline

$1,240,000 FIRE target

San Antonio, TX

$49,000/year baseline

$1,225,000 FIRE target

$47,700/year baseline

$1,192,500 FIRE target

$47,100/year baseline

$1,177,500 FIRE target

$47,000/year baseline

$1,175,000 FIRE target

$46,500/year baseline

$1,162,500 FIRE target

$46,200/year baseline

$1,155,000 FIRE target

Brownsville, TX

$46,000/year baseline

$1,150,000 FIRE target

$45,000/year baseline

$1,125,000 FIRE target

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