Index | Media | Pennsylvania | National |
Cost of living | 122 | 98 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 99 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 94 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 166 | 91 | 100 |
Transportation | 107 | 106 | 100 |
Utilities | 110 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $102,431 | $8,536 | $2,390 | $3,073 |
Renters | $66,250 | $5,521 | $1,546 | $1,988 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | Media | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.54 | $24.26 | 3.0% |
Beauty Salon | $66.27 | $45.56 | 45.4% |
Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.5% |
Shampoo | $1.52 | $1.28 | 18.4% |
Movie | $13.75 | $12.13 | 13.3% |
Bowling | $19.47 | $18.00 | 8.1% |
Item | Media | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.76 | $5.84 | 1.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 7.4% |
Milk | $4.67 | $4.67 | 0.0% |
Potatoes | $5.37 | $4.93 | 8.8% |
Pizza | $11.73 | $12.09 | 2.9% |
Beer | $11.99 | $10.41 | 15.2% |
Item | Media | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $123.50 | $125.68 | 1.7% |
Doctor | $132.56 | $135.78 | 2.4% |
Dentist | $103.31 | $113.29 | 8.8% |
Ibuprofen | $11.22 | $10.65 | 5.3% |
Lipitor | $398.10 | $468.60 | 15.0% |
Item | Media | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $339,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 83.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,169.88 | $2,346.69 | 7.5% |
Apartment Rent | $1,168.00 | $949.00 | 23.1% |
Item | Media | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.53 | $3.46 | 2.0% |
Tire Balancing | $70.89 | $59.92 | 18.3% |
Item | Media | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $222.45 | $193.99 | 14.7% |
Phone | $198.27 | $192.25 | 3.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cheyney University, PA | 194 | 104 | 4.4% |
Arcadia University, PA | 595 | 104 | 3.8% |
Prospect Park CDP, PA | 224 | 82 | 17.9% |
Chester, PA | 33,855 | 89 | 10.6% |
Marcus Hook, PA | 2,334 | 91 | 9.0% |
Media, PA | 5,658 | 122 | 22.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QC | 5,659 | n/a | |
Armstrong, BC | 5,660 | n/a | |
Didsbury, AB | 5,654 | n/a | |
Holdenville, OK | 5,662 | 76 | 23.9% |
Covington, VA | 5,653 | 84 | 15.7% |
Media, PA | 5,658 | 122 | 22.3% |