Cost Of Living in Austin, 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	Austin	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	81	98	100
Goods & Services	94	99	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	101	94	100
Housing	48	91	100
Transportation	95	106	100
Utilities	94	107	100

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The cost of living in Austin is 18% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Austin is 19% lower than the national average
Austin housing is 52% 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	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463
Renters	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463

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	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.65	$24.26	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$53.07	$45.56	16.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.8%
Movie	$12.76	$12.13	5.2%
Bowling	$14.60	$18.00	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.16	$5.84	5.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.26	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$10.47	$10.41	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.93	$125.68	39.6%
Doctor	$103.92	$135.78	23.5%
Dentist	$149.67	$113.29	32.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$464.18	$468.60	0.9%

Housing

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$66,400.00	$184,700.00	64.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,421.64	$2,346.69	3.2%
Apartment Rent	$713.00	$949.00	24.9%

Transportation

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$48.79	$59.92	18.6%

Utilities

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.44	$193.99	10.6%
Phone	$195.54	$192.25	1.7%

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.
Emporium, PA	2,004	80	20.1%
Roulette, PA	701	82	18.5%
Port Allegany, PA	2,395	84	16.5%
Coudersport, PA	2,652	84	16.2%
Sweden Valley, PA	236	89	11.3%
Austin, PA	628	81	19.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Ardo, CA	628	129	28.9%
Hillsboro Pines, FL	628	138	37.9%
Dalzell, IL	628	89	11.0%
Sherrard, IL	628	89	10.7%
Tekonsha, MI	628	81	18.6%
Austin, PA	628	81	19.2%

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 Austin, PA