Cost Of Living in Wilcox, 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	Wilcox	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	82	98	100
Goods & Services	97	99	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	89	94	100
Housing	38	91	100
Transportation	114	106	100
Utilities	109	107	100

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The cost of living in Wilcox is 16% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Wilcox is 18% lower than the national average
Wilcox housing is 62% lower 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	$48,000	$4,000	$1,120	$1,440
Renters	$18,333	$1,528	$428	$550

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	Wilcox	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.02	$24.26	17.5%
Beauty Salon	$45.08	$45.56	1.1%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.7%
Movie	$10.18	$12.13	16.1%
Bowling	$12.76	$18.00	29.1%

Groceries

Item	Wilcox	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.35	$5.84	8.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.57	15.2%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.46	$4.93	10.7%
Pizza	$9.45	$12.09	21.9%
Beer	$8.99	$10.41	13.7%

Health Care

Item	Wilcox	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.22	$125.68	21.1%
Doctor	$124.54	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$103.83	$113.29	8.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$10.65	3.1%
Lipitor	$368.67	$468.60	21.3%

Housing

Item	Wilcox	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$56,300.00	$184,700.00	69.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,318.94	$2,346.69	43.8%
Apartment Rent	$525.00	$949.00	44.7%

Transportation

Item	Wilcox	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$3.46	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$79.53	$59.92	32.7%

Utilities

Item	Wilcox	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$218.99	$193.99	12.9%
Phone	$196.00	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Johnsonburg, PA	2,304	82	18.0%
James City, PA	250	83	17.0%
Kane, PA	3,479	83	16.8%
Mount Jewett, PA	865	84	16.4%
Ridgway, PA	3,781	84	16.0%
Wilcox, PA	353	82	18.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Humphrey, AR	353	81	18.8%
Coleville, CA	353	105	5.2%
Atalissa, IA	353	89	10.8%
Rock Island Arsenal, IL	353	98	1.6%
Earl Park, IN	353	85	15.0%
Wilcox, PA	353	82	18.2%

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 Wilcox, PA