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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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 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Item | Emporium | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.46 | $3.46 | 0.1% |
Tire Balancing | $48.79 | $59.92 | 18.6% |
Item | Emporium | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $173.44 | $193.99 | 10.6% |
Phone | $195.54 | $192.25 | 1.7% |
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% |
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% |