The median household income in Texas is $67,700, which translates to roughly $5,642 per month before taxes. Financial planners generally recommend keeping total unsecured debt payments below 10% of gross income, which puts the target maximum monthly personal loan payment for a typical TX household at $564.
Personal loan rates in Texas are estimated at 12.5% for good-credit borrowers. Rates can range from around 7% for excellent-credit borrowers at credit unions to 25%+ for bad-credit borrowers at online lenders. Shopping at least 3-4 lenders before accepting an offer is especially important in Texas given the wide rate variance.
Texas has no state income tax. This means your gross-to-net income conversion is more favorable, giving you more actual take-home pay to service debt.
The cost of living in Texas is 94 (national average = 100). Living costs in Texas are near the national average.