Cost Of Living in Blossburg, 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	Blossburg	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	91	98	100
Goods & Services	96	99	100
Groceries	102	99	100
Health care	91	94	100
Housing	69	91	100
Transportation	108	106	100
Utilities	105	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Blossburg is 7% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Blossburg is 9% lower than the national average
Blossburg housing is 31% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$74,814	$6,235	$1,746	$2,245
Renters	$33,750	$2,813	$787	$1,013

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	Blossburg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.86	$24.26	2.5%
Beauty Salon	$36.67	$45.56	19.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.9%
Movie	$9.90	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$17.39	$18.00	3.4%

Groceries

Item	Blossburg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.57	2.7%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$5.36	$4.93	8.7%
Pizza	$10.88	$12.09	10.0%
Beer	$13.28	$10.41	27.5%

Health Care

Item	Blossburg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.44	$125.68	33.6%
Doctor	$105.97	$135.78	22.0%
Dentist	$109.14	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.75	$10.65	0.9%
Lipitor	$493.33	$468.60	5.3%

Housing

Item	Blossburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$118,000.00	$184,700.00	36.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,439.22	$2,346.69	38.7%
Apartment Rent	$768.00	$949.00	19.1%

Transportation

Item	Blossburg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.69	$3.46	6.6%
Tire Balancing	$67.65	$59.92	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Blossburg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$207.34	$193.99	6.9%
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.
Alba, PA	140	84	16.2%
Arnot, PA	512	87	12.5%
Sylvania, PA	194	89	11.4%
Canton, PA	1,820	89	10.7%
Roseville, PA	150	91	9.0%
Blossburg, PA	2,083	91	9.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Greenwich, NY	2,083	101	1.0%
Lebanon South, PA	2,083	98	1.7%
Upton, QC	2,083	n/a
Bellevue, IA	2,082	92	7.7%
Fairmont City, IL	2,082	81	19.1%
Blossburg, PA	2,083	91	9.2%

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 Blossburg, PA