Galveston County’s groceries are likely much less expensive than yours.
As the largest city in Texas, what comes first to mind is beef. But it’s not steak that places Houston on the list as the fifth most affordable city in America for groceries, it’s dairy. The city is in the top five for affordable margarine, and in the top 25 for both milk and cheese.
That should be no surprise, with those dairy categories as primary staples for every meal and Houston’s history as an important goods transportation hub for rail carriage and one of the world’s most important shipping and receiving ports, lowering shipping costs.
Unsurprisingly, 16 of the top 50 cheapest cities for groceries are in Texas. Here are the rest of the top 50.
- Temple TX
- Waco TX
- Kalamazoo MI
- Harlingen TX
- Houston TX
- McAllen TX
- Salina KS
- Birmingham AL
- Lynchburg VA
- Round Rock TX
- San Marcos TX
- Tupelo MS
- Louisville KY
- Wichita Falls TX
- Corpus Christi TX
- Benton Harbor MI
- Austin TX
- Peoria IL
- Jonesboro AR
- Lafayette IN
- Hutchinson KS
- Joplin MO
- Fayetteville AR
- Waterloo-Cedar Falls IA
- Lexington KY
- San Antonio TX
- Roanoke VA
- Beaumont TX
- Fort Worth TX
- Knoxville TN
- Pittsburg KS
- Twin Falls ID
- Conroe TX
- Burlington IA
- Rio Rancho NM
- Nacogdoches TX
- Manhattan KS
- Memphis TN
- Martinsville-Henry County VA
- Rockford IL
- Ames IA
- Fort Wayne-Allen County IN
- Conway AR
- Lexington-Buena Vista-Rockbridge VA
- Dalton GA
- Kokomo IN
- Staunton-Augusta County VA
- Tyler TX
- Danville City VA
- Colorado Springs CO