Overall
- Eagle Pass
- 83.8
- Enid
- 84.3
Diff +0.5 RPP
Eagle Pass vs Enid
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Enid is 0.6% more expensive than Eagle Pass.
0.6% more expensive
Enid, OK * is 0.6% more expensive than Eagle Pass, TX on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 84.3 vs 83.8). A $100,000 salary in Eagle Pass buys about the same as $100,554 in Enid; the largest component gap is services.
- Overall RPP 83.8 (Eagle Pass) vs 84.3 (Enid)
- $100k in Eagle Pass ≈ $100,554 purchasing power in Enid
- Services drives the gap (-7.5 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair TX:OK 83.8→84.3
PHOTO-FINISH · CROSS-STATE · SPLIT-BUDGET · BOTH-BELOW · PP-PAR
- PHOTO-FINISH Photo finish
- CROSS-STATE TX × OK
- SPLIT-BUDGET Split budget
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-PAR PP near-par
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Eagle Pass
83.8
Cost Index
Enid
84.3
Cost Index
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Eagle Pass, TX and Enid, OK * are a photo finish on overall price level, only 0.5 RPP points apart. A salary conversion is therefore a fine adjustment, not evidence of a fundamentally different cost regime.
Services creates the largest separation: Enid is 7.5 points lower. But services and rents move against the overall direction, so this is a split budget rather than a clean across-the-board winner.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
For a service-heavy household, test childcare, health, and other locally supplied costs before relying on rent alone. The BEA ratio converts $100,000 in Eagle Pass to $100,554 in Enid, but it is not a personal spending weight.
Category Breakdown
Goods
- Eagle Pass
- 93.8
- Enid
- 93.8
Diff +0.0 RPP
Services
- Eagle Pass
- 81.9
- Enid
- 74.4
Diff -7.5 RPP
Rents
- Eagle Pass
- 53.7
- Enid
- 51.4
Diff -2.3 RPP
| Category | Eagle Pass | Enid | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 83.8 | 84.3 | +0.5 |
| Goods | 93.8 | 93.8 | +0.0 |
| Services | 81.9 | 74.4 | -7.5 |
| Rents | 53.7 | 51.4 | -2.3 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Eagle Pass 83.8
Enid 84.3
Goods
Eagle Pass 93.8
Enid 93.8
Services
Eagle Pass 81.9
Enid 74.4
Rents
Eagle Pass 53.7
Enid 51.4
Vertical line = national average (100)
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Eagle Pass would need to be in Enid for the same purchasing power:
| In Eagle Pass | In Enid | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,277 | +$277 |
| $75,000 | $75,415 | +$415 |
| $100,000 | $100,554 | +$554 |
| $150,000 | $150,830 | +$830 |
$ in Eagle Pass = in Enid
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (83.8 → 84.3), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Enid more expensive than Eagle Pass?
Enid is 0.6% more expensive than Eagle Pass. The overall cost index is 84.3 vs 83.8 (national average = 100).
What salary in Enid equals $100K in Eagle Pass?
A $100,000 salary in Eagle Pass has the same purchasing power as $100,554 in Enid. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Eagle Pass and Enid?
Rents in Eagle Pass are indexed at 53.7 while Enid is at 51.4 (national average = 100). Eagle Pass has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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