Home prices in Frisco run 33% above the national median: $560,000 versus $420,000. Relative to the $120,000 median household income here, the price-to-income ratio comes out to 4.7x.
Frisco's 2.05% property tax rate runs above the 1.1% national average. That's $957/month on the median home here, not a rounding error against the mortgage payment.
Texas is one of nine states with no state income tax. Against a $4,094/month mortgage payment here, that's real, recurring savings compared to an income-tax state at the same salary.
Beyond housing, Frisco's cost of living index sits at 115 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Frisco's median home price runs 81% higher than nearby Houston: $310,000 there versus $560,000 here.