Cost Of Living in Pennsburg, 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	Pennsburg	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	108	98	100
Goods & Services	108	99	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	96	94	100
Housing	116	91	100
Transportation	103	106	100
Utilities	106	107	100

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The cost of living in Pennsburg is 10% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Pennsburg is 8% higher than the national average
Pennsburg housing is 16% 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	$93,902	$7,825	$2,191	$2,817
Renters	$39,306	$3,276	$917	$1,179

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Pennsburg, 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 Pennsburg homeowners, is $93,902. This would allow for a maximum of $2,191 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $39,306 which would result in a maximum of $917 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	Pennsburg	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	Pennsburg	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	Pennsburg	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	Pennsburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$211,300.00	$184,700.00	14.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,325.61	$2,346.69	0.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,126.00	$949.00	18.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Pennsburg	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.
DeSales University, PA	929	104	4.3%
Hereford, PA	1,486	90	10.1%
Lyons, PA	552	97	3.5%
Pottstown, PA	22,633	97	3.1%
Fountain Hill, PA	4,693	98	2.1%
Pennsburg, PA	3,857	108	7.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lewisburg, WV	3,857	100	0.2%
Rock Valley, IA	3,858	91	9.0%
Hansville, WA	3,858	135	35.3%
Green Acres, CA	3,855	115	15.4%
Windber, PA	3,855	86	13.9%
Pennsburg, PA	3,857	108	7.7%

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 Pennsburg, PA