Cost Of Living in Delaware Water Gap, 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	Delaware Water Gap	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	104	98	100
Goods & Services	108	99	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	96	94	100
Housing	105	91	100
Transportation	103	106	100
Utilities	106	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Delaware Water Gap is 7% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Delaware Water Gap is 4% higher than the national average
Delaware Water Gap housing is 5% higher 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	$84,375	$7,031	$1,969	$2,532
Renters	$52,500	$4,375	$1,225	$1,575

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	Delaware Water Gap	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.20	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$52.92	$45.56	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.83	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	11.1%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.4%
Bowling	$19.33	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Delaware Water Gap	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.9%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.37	$4.93	8.8%
Pizza	$11.57	$12.09	4.3%
Beer	$11.46	$10.41	10.1%

Health Care

Item	Delaware Water Gap	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.11	$125.68	0.5%
Doctor	$86.42	$135.78	36.4%
Dentist	$137.77	$113.29	21.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.74	$10.65	0.8%
Lipitor	$447.50	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Delaware Water Gap	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$183,500.00	$184,700.00	0.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,325.61	$2,346.69	0.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,119.00	$949.00	17.9%

Transportation

Item	Delaware Water Gap	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.44	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Delaware Water Gap	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$210.10	$193.99	8.3%
Phone	$195.81	$192.25	1.9%

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.
Buttzville, NJ	57	100	0.1%
Port Murray, NJ	216	100	0.1%
Port Colden, NJ	82	100	0.1%
Great Meadows, NJ	264	100	0.1%
Pocono Ranch Lands, PA	1,189	87	12.8%
Delaware Water Gap, PA	661	104	4.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Paxton, FL	661	87	12.8%
Troy, IN	661	86	13.8%
The Lakes, MN	661	114	14.4%
Clinton, MT	661	100	0.2%
Virginia City, NV	661	132	32.2%
Delaware Water Gap, PA	661	104	4.5%

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 Delaware Water Gap, PA