Index | Elgin | Pennsylvania | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 99 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 89 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 59 | 91 | 100 |
Transportation | 114 | 106 | 100 |
Utilities | 109 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $49,375 | $4,115 | $1,152 | $1,481 |
Renters | $21,250 | $1,771 | $496 | $638 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | Elgin | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.02 | $24.26 | 17.5% |
Beauty Salon | $45.08 | $45.56 | 1.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.63 | $3.70 | 1.9% |
Shampoo | $1.42 | $1.28 | 10.7% |
Movie | $10.18 | $12.13 | 16.1% |
Bowling | $12.76 | $18.00 | 29.1% |
Item | Elgin | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.35 | $5.84 | 8.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.33 | $1.57 | 15.2% |
Milk | $4.52 | $4.67 | 3.2% |
Potatoes | $5.46 | $4.93 | 10.7% |
Pizza | $9.45 | $12.09 | 21.9% |
Beer | $8.99 | $10.41 | 13.7% |
Item | Elgin | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $99.22 | $125.68 | 21.1% |
Doctor | $124.54 | $135.78 | 8.3% |
Dentist | $103.83 | $113.29 | 8.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.32 | $10.65 | 3.1% |
Lipitor | $368.67 | $468.60 | 21.3% |
Item | Elgin | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $78,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,318.94 | $2,346.69 | 43.8% |
Apartment Rent | $925.00 | $949.00 | 2.5% |
Item | Elgin | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.68 | $3.46 | 6.4% |
Tire Balancing | $79.53 | $59.92 | 32.7% |
Item | Elgin | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $218.99 | $193.99 | 12.9% |
Phone | $196.00 | $192.25 | 2.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Penn State Erie (Behrend), PA | 1,596 | 101 | 0.6% |
Panama, NY | 409 | 85 | 14.6% |
Riceville, PA | 62 | 86 | 14.4% |
Corry, PA | 6,285 | 86 | 14.0% |
Spartansburg, PA | 286 | 86 | 13.7% |
Elgin, PA | 229 | 88 | 11.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Arctic Village, AK | 229 | 136 | 35.7% |
Gateway, AR | 229 | 94 | 5.6% |
Sunset, AR | 229 | 77 | 22.7% |
Wheeler, IN | 229 | 104 | 3.9% |
Applegate, MI | 229 | 83 | 17.5% |
Elgin, PA | 229 | 88 | 11.8% |