| Index | McSherrystown | Pennsylvania | National |
| Cost of living | 99 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 103 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 105 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 98 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 89 | 91 | 100 |
| Transportation | 101 | 106 | 100 |
| Utilities | 111 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $59,074 | $4,923 | $1,378 | $1,772 |
| Renters | $37,008 | $3,084 | $863 | $1,110 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | McSherrystown | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.33 | $24.26 | 16.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $58.17 | $45.56 | 27.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.69 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.44 | $1.28 | 12.7% |
| Movie | $13.69 | $12.13 | 12.9% |
| Bowling | $23.03 | $18.00 | 27.9% |
| Item | McSherrystown | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.23 | $5.84 | 6.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.4% |
| Milk | $4.73 | $4.67 | 1.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.46 | $4.93 | 10.7% |
| Pizza | $13.24 | $12.09 | 9.5% |
| Beer | $10.36 | $10.41 | 0.5% |
| Item | McSherrystown | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $114.22 | $125.68 | 9.1% |
| Doctor | $133.22 | $135.78 | 1.9% |
| Dentist | $117.22 | $113.29 | 3.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.10 | $10.65 | 4.2% |
| Lipitor | $401.39 | $468.60 | 14.3% |
| Item | McSherrystown | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $159,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,906.29 | $2,346.69 | 18.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $914.00 | $949.00 | 3.7% |
| Item | McSherrystown | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.46 | $3.46 | 0.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $62.66 | $59.92 | 4.6% |
| Item | McSherrystown | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $223.91 | $193.99 | 15.4% |
| Phone | $199.62 | $192.25 | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Middleburg, MD | 0 | 104 | 3.9% |
| Flora Dale, PA | 27 | 104 | 3.9% |
| Heidlersburg, PA | 596 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Jefferson borough (Greene County), PA | 252 | 90 | 9.6% |
| New Salem CDP, PA | 446 | 91 | 9.1% |
| McSherrystown, PA | 3,076 | 99 | 0.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Silt, CO | 3,076 | 118 | 18.4% |
| Kaunakakai, HI | 3,076 | 133 | 32.8% |
| Nashville, IL | 3,076 | 87 | 12.7% |
| North Shore, VA | 3,075 | 136 | 36.5% |
| Hampton, SC | 3,077 | 91 | 9.5% |
| McSherrystown, PA | 3,076 | 99 | 0.5% |
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