Cost Of Living in Village Shires, 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	Village Shires	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	133	98	100
Goods & Services	103	99	100
Groceries	102	99	100
Health care	94	94	100
Housing	200	91	100
Transportation	107	106	100
Utilities	110	107	100

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The cost of living in Village Shires is 35% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Village Shires is 33% higher than the national average
Village Shires housing is 100% 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	$117,500	$9,792	$2,741	$3,525
Renters	$41,471	$3,456	$968	$1,244

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Village Shires, 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 Village Shires homeowners, is $117,500. This would allow for a maximum of $2,741 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $41,471 which would result in a maximum of $968 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	Village Shires	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%

Groceries

Item	Village Shires	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%

Health Care

Item	Village Shires	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%

Housing

Item	Village Shires	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$382,500.00	$184,700.00	107.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,169.88	$2,346.69	7.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,750.00	$949.00	84.4%

Transportation

Item	Village Shires	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.53	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$70.89	$59.92	18.3%

Utilities

Item	Village Shires	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.45	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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.
Arcadia University, PA	595	104	3.8%
Newtown CDP, PA	250	88	11.7%
Trenton, NJ	83,387	97	3.2%
Morrisville CDP, PA	862	94	5.8%
Beverly, NJ	2,425	99	1.0%
Village Shires, PA	3,282	133	32.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Point, NE	3,282	88	11.6%
Sugar Creek, MO	3,281	83	16.6%
Kotzebue, AK	3,283	136	36.1%
Elkins, AR	3,283	94	6.0%
Chandler, OK	3,283	82	17.9%
Village Shires, PA	3,282	133	32.7%

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 Village Shires, PA