Cost Of Living in Pen Mar, 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	Pen Mar	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	110	98	100
Goods & Services	109	99	100
Groceries	108	99	100
Health care	97	94	100
Housing	118	91	100
Transportation	95	106	100
Utilities	110	107	100

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The cost of living in Pen Mar is 12% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Pen Mar is 10% higher than the national average
Pen Mar housing is 18% higher 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	$79,583	$6,632	$1,857	$2,388
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Pen Mar	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.11	$24.26	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$70.08	$45.56	53.8%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.51	$1.28	17.9%
Movie	$15.69	$12.13	29.3%
Bowling	$24.83	$18.00	38.0%

Groceries

Item	Pen Mar	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$12.56	$12.09	3.9%
Beer	$11.10	$10.41	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Pen Mar	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$125.68	26.8%
Doctor	$135.03	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$117.67	$113.29	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.52	$10.65	8.1%
Lipitor	$403.79	$468.60	13.8%

Housing

Item	Pen Mar	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$217,400.00	$184,700.00	17.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,819.29	$2,346.69	105.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Pen Mar	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$59.92	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Pen Mar	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.47	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$197.37	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Bakersville, MD	0	106	6.3%
Sabillasville, MD	390	106	6.3%
Breathedsville, MD	281	106	6.3%
Reid, MD	0	106	6.3%
Cearfoss, MD	115	106	6.3%
Pen Mar, PA	1,185	110	9.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ashton, ID	1,185	96	4.0%
Banks Springs, LA	1,185	81	18.8%
Obion, TN	1,185	78	21.5%
Lake Medina Shores, TX	1,185	80	20.0%
Lot 25, PE	1,185	n/a
Pen Mar, PA	1,185	110	9.7%

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 Pen Mar, PA