Cost Of Living in Penn Estates, 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	Penn Estates	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	106	98	100
Goods & Services	108	99	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	96	94	100
Housing	109	91	100
Transportation	103	106	100
Utilities	106	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Penn Estates is 8% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Penn Estates is 6% higher than the national average
Penn Estates housing is 9% 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	$87,598	$7,300	$2,044	$2,628
Renters	$75,305	$6,275	$1,757	$2,259

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Penn Estates, PA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Penn Estates homeowners, is $87,598. This would allow for a maximum of $2,044 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $75,305 which would result in a maximum of $1,757 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Penn Estates	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.20	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$52.92	$45.56	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.83	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	11.1%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.4%
Bowling	$19.33	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Penn Estates	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.9%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.37	$4.93	8.8%
Pizza	$11.57	$12.09	4.3%
Beer	$11.46	$10.41	10.1%

Health Care

Item	Penn Estates	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.11	$125.68	0.5%
Doctor	$86.42	$135.78	36.4%
Dentist	$137.77	$113.29	21.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.74	$10.65	0.8%
Lipitor	$447.50	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Penn Estates	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$162,600.00	$184,700.00	12.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,325.61	$2,346.69	0.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,507.00	$949.00	58.8%

Transportation

Item	Penn Estates	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.44	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Penn Estates	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$210.10	$193.99	8.3%
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.
Buttzville, NJ	57	100	0.1%
Pocono Ranch Lands, PA	1,189	87	12.8%
Mountainhome, PA	711	95	5.2%
Bangor, PA	5,229	99	1.2%
Gouldsboro, PA	782	96	4.4%
Penn Estates, PA	4,688	106	5.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Clarcona, FL	4,687	89	11.1%
Hanamaulu, HI	4,689	156	56.0%
Flora, IL	4,686	85	15.1%
Rio Bravo, TX	4,686	77	22.8%
Dexter, MI	4,691	119	18.6%
Penn Estates, PA	4,688	106	5.8%

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 Penn Estates, PA