Cost Of Living in Emporium, 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	Emporium	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	80	98	100
Goods & Services	94	99	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	101	94	100
Housing	45	91	100
Transportation	95	106	100
Utilities	94	107	100

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The cost of living in Emporium is 18% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Emporium is 20% lower than the national average
Emporium housing is 55% 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	$41,773	$3,481	$975	$1,253
Renters	$19,797	$1,650	$462	$594

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	Emporium	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	Emporium	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	Emporium	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	Emporium	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$64,000.00	$184,700.00	65.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,421.64	$2,346.69	3.2%
Apartment Rent	$645.00	$949.00	32.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Emporium	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.
Driftwood, PA	26	73	26.8%
Byrnedale, PA	588	82	18.4%
Austin, PA	628	81	19.2%
Emporium, PA	2,004	80	20.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Caplan, QC	2,004	n/a
Patterson Tract, CA	2,003	124	23.6%
Hickman, KY	2,005	75	24.9%
Gold Key Lake, PA	2,005	103	2.7%
Appomattox, VA	2,005	88	12.3%
Emporium, PA	2,004	80	20.1%

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 Emporium, PA