Cost Of Living in Athens, PA

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Athens	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	90	98	100
Goods & Services	99	99	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	86	94	100
Housing	70	91	100
Transportation	102	106	100
Utilities	105	107	100

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The cost of living in Athens is 8% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Athens is 10% lower than the national average
Athens housing is 30% lower than the national average
Pennsylvania general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Pennsylvania state income tax is 18% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$66,506	$5,542	$1,552	$1,995
Renters	$24,056	$2,005	$561	$722

Pennsylvania Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Pennsylvania	6%	8%

Pennsylvania Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Pennsylvania	3.07%	3.07%

Goods & Services

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.33	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.67	$45.56	28.3%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.28	10.1%
Movie	$10.00	$12.13	17.6%
Bowling	$15.45	$18.00	14.2%

Groceries

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.36	$5.84	9.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.57	2.1%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$5.29	$4.93	7.3%
Pizza	$11.60	$12.09	4.0%
Beer	$11.68	$10.41	12.2%

Health Care

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.00	$125.68	42.7%
Doctor	$93.33	$135.78	31.3%
Dentist	$108.18	$113.29	4.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.79	$10.65	1.3%
Lipitor	$479.33	$468.60	2.3%

Housing

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$124,900.00	$184,700.00	32.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,416.51	$2,346.69	39.6%
Apartment Rent	$714.00	$949.00	24.8%

Transportation

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$3.46	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$53.74	$59.92	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$207.13	$193.99	6.8%
Phone	$195.27	$192.25	1.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Owego, NY	3,850	87	13.0%
Burlington, PA	205	89	11.1%
Waverly, NY	4,140	88	11.7%
Nichols, NY	533	89	11.5%
Wellsburg, NY	386	90	10.0%
Athens, PA	3,203	90	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brookhaven, NY	3,203	143	42.6%
Coplay, PA	3,204	100	0.2%
Howe, TX	3,204	98	1.7%
Beulah, ND	3,201	97	3.4%
Crockett, CA	3,205	160	59.6%
Athens, PA	3,203	90	9.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Athens, PA