Cost Of Living in Lewistown, 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	Lewistown	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	87	98	100
Goods & Services	107	99	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	110	94	100
Housing	47	91	100
Transportation	108	106	100
Utilities	93	107	100

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The cost of living in Lewistown is 11% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Lewistown is 13% lower than the national average
Lewistown housing is 53% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$51,806	$4,317	$1,209	$1,554
Renters	$24,447	$2,037	$570	$733

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Lewistown, PA, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Lewistown, the median monthly income is $51,806 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,209 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $24,447, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $570 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.17	$24.26	7.9%
Beauty Salon	$40.39	$45.56	11.4%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.4%
Movie	$12.52	$12.13	3.2%
Bowling	$15.56	$18.00	13.6%

Groceries

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.65	$5.84	3.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.0%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.8%
Potatoes	$5.37	$4.93	8.8%
Pizza	$11.67	$12.09	3.4%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.25	$125.68	1.9%
Doctor	$177.40	$135.78	30.7%
Dentist	$118.44	$113.29	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.64	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$469.00	$468.60	0.1%

Housing

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$72,000.00	$184,700.00	61.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,026.41	$2,346.69	13.6%
Apartment Rent	$639.00	$949.00	32.7%

Transportation

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.66	$3.46	5.7%
Tire Balancing	$68.88	$59.92	15.0%

Utilities

Item	Lewistown	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.62	$193.99	12.6%
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.
Alfarata, PA	150	104	3.7%
Barrville, PA	182	104	3.7%
Granville, PA	242	84	16.5%
Potlicker Flats, PA	269	85	14.9%
Juniata Terrace, PA	597	86	14.2%
Lewistown, PA	8,157	87	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Broadview Park, FL	8,156	106	6.0%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,158	110	10.3%
Dayton, NJ	8,158	138	38.3%
Congers, NY	8,158	146	46.2%
Piedmont, OK	8,155	105	4.8%
Lewistown, PA	8,157	87	13.2%

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 Lewistown, PA