Most Affordable Cities in Pennsylvania

Cost of living rankings for 272 cities in Pennsylvania. On average, Pennsylvania is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 65.

Data Updated: March 2026

Cheapest City

Johnstown

Index: 23

Most Expensive

Merion Station

Index: 184

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

272

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All 272 Cities in Pennsylvania — By Affordability

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
1	Johnstown	23	$42,100	$616	$34,784
2	Shamokin	26	$57,400	$649	$36,438
3	Titusville	28	$79,400	$596	$36,055
4	Duquesne	28	$57,500	$725	$41,208
5	New Castle	29	$72,000	$698	$41,478
6	Monessen	30	$87,100	$678	$51,094
7	Greenville	30	$98,200	$616	$56,850
8	McKeesport	31	$69,800	$786	$31,854
9	Oil City	31	$66,600	$799	$52,688
10	Bradford	31	$76,400	$745	$56,330
11	Corry	32	$99,800	$686	$45,081
12	Turtle Creek	32	$85,900	$718	$44,449
13	Sharon	33	$79,100	$780	$44,595
14	Uniontown	33	$87,600	$757	$35,451
15	Aliquippa	33	$96,800	$720	$51,050
16	Beaver Falls	33	$92,900	$740	$48,462
17	Clearfield	33	$100,800	$686	$51,190
18	Mount Carmel	33	$74,700	$796	$52,667
19	Sunbury	34	$98,000	$731	$48,509
20	Connellsville	34	$117,200	$665	$47,176
21	Clairton	34	$59,100	$932	$39,884
22	New Brighton	34	$104,100	$716	$50,426
23	Vandergrift	34	$91,500	$793	$50,351
24	Lewistown	35	$98,600	$765	$40,179
25	Franklin	35	$109,200	$731	$54,955
26	McKees Rocks	35	$70,400	$933	$33,510
27	Pottsville	36	$97,700	$820	$53,465
28	Nanticoke	36	$103,800	$787	$60,340
29	Warren	36	$101,600	$774	$50,877
30	Pittston	36	$114,900	$755	$47,525
31	Tamaqua	36	$78,500	$935	$44,803
32	Punxsutawney	36	$102,500	$796	$43,097
33	New Kensington	37	$132,400	$694	$49,644
34	Jeannette	37	$106,600	$817	$49,558
35	Plymouth	37	$85,400	$923	$42,348
36	Erie	38	$108,200	$836	$43,397
37	Altoona	38	$113,600	$789	$50,171
38	Butler	38	$112,500	$815	$41,705
39	Munhall	38	$118,900	$774	$52,037
40	Carbondale	38	$118,800	$788	$48,592
41	Ambridge	38	$94,000	$910	$50,978
42	Somerset	38	$144,400	$673	$41,782
43	West Mifflin	39	$131,400	$748	$70,335
44	Indiana	39	$123,300	$806	$44,784
45	Lock Haven	39	$127,500	$794	$40,131
46	DuBois	39	$114,900	$848	$58,626
47	Tyrone	39	$122,000	$788	$55,568
48	Swoyersville	39	$137,000	$733	$67,558
49	Wilkes-Barre	40	$108,000	$939	$47,970
50	Meadville	40	$115,700	$887	$46,012
51	Latrobe	40	$140,600	$761	$55,168
52	Ellwood City	40	$120,400	$836	$62,266
53	Natrona Heights	40	$146,800	$744	$71,167
54	York	41	$103,100	$958	$47,115
55	Washington	41	$121,000	$895	$52,350
56	St. Marys	41	$143,900	$756	$64,471
57	Berwick	41	$135,000	$788	$45,338
58	Monaca	41	$142,100	$773	$64,839
59	California	41	$142,600	$792	$49,500
60	Chester	42	$85,400	$1,080	$39,809
61	Schuylkill Haven	42	$122,600	$894	$55,682
62	West York	42	$113,400	$962	$67,938
63	Williamsport	43	$146,500	$825	$49,363
64	Brentwood	43	$143,700	$822	$60,432
65	Reading	44	$109,800	$1,018	$45,599
66	Harrisburg	44	$121,000	$996	$47,783
67	Olyphant	44	$143,400	$889	$63,516
68	Hazleton	45	$129,000	$1,015	$43,379
69	West Hazleton	45	$108,800	$1,097	$46,968
70	Wilkinsburg	46	$140,300	$978	$48,565
71	Grove City	46	$165,900	$858	$56,420
72	Exeter	46	$132,500	$1,026	$49,432
73	Coraopolis	46	$151,500	$900	$60,174
74	Scranton	47	$141,700	$991	$49,531
75	Greensburg	47	$177,000	$829	$62,977
76	Old Forge	47	$169,700	$862	$73,258
77	White Oak	47	$145,000	$999	$64,838
78	Red Lion	47	$172,000	$863	$63,672
79	Shippensburg	47	$163,200	$898	$52,344
80	Palmerton	47	$161,500	$913	$71,471
81	Lebanon	48	$143,200	$1,024	$47,439
82	Carnegie	48	$168,800	$880	$62,327
83	Huntingdon	48	$189,400	$832	$66,429
84	Milton	48	$172,100	$902	$53,552
85	Duryea	48	$142,900	$1,056	$64,028
86	Kingston	49	$164,200	$960	$53,885
87	Hermitage	50	$187,600	$874	$72,464
88	Lower Burrell	50	$189,700	$876	$81,860
89	Collingdale	50	$146,600	$1,082	$49,578
90	Swissvale	50	$141,300	$1,097	$60,114
91	Bellevue	50	$177,900	$935	$64,888
92	Sayre	50	$166,000	$976	$55,393
93	Dunmore	51	$186,900	$923	$75,632
94	Bloomsburg	51	$186,100	$937	$49,096
95	Taylor	51	$169,800	$1,015	$60,446
96	South Williamsport	51	$186,000	$911	$66,810
97	Dickson City	51	$184,700	$951	$58,343
98	Darby	52	$101,900	$1,337	$45,128
99	Blakely	52	$183,600	$988	$59,858
100	Homeacre-Lyndora	52	$190,800	$952	$71,232
101	Forest Hills	52	$182,200	$970	$86,802
102	Steelton	52	$124,200	$1,270	$55,963
103	Bangor	52	$167,100	$1,049	$63,542
104	Waynesboro	53	$180,400	$1,027	$58,311
105	Columbia	53	$174,200	$1,064	$52,271
106	Canonsburg	53	$192,100	$964	$80,581
107	Middletown	53	$159,800	$1,145	$54,778
108	Northwest Harborcreek	53	$215,200	$875	$87,601
109	Castle Shannon	53	$182,400	$1,002	$62,426
110	Enola	53	$163,900	$1,098	$68,131
111	Selinsgrove	53	$195,400	$946	$58,484
112	Edinboro	53	$211,300	$888	$40,862
113	Lehighton	53	$198,600	$928	$62,083
114	Yeadon	54	$172,500	$1,117	$57,336
115	Crafton	54	$193,600	$1,006	$71,458
116	Baldwin	55	$191,700	$1,042	$77,882
117	Archbald	55	$211,400	$951	$76,315
118	West View	55	$209,800	$963	$70,954
119	Pottstown	56	$172,300	$1,181	$56,174
120	Carlisle	56	$212,400	$986	$59,742
121	Bellefonte	56	$232,500	$900	$57,157
122	Hollidaysburg	56	$190,500	$1,082	$62,319
123	Easton	57	$169,200	$1,223	$63,775
124	Chambersburg	57	$196,200	$1,088	$56,177
125	Whitehall	57	$229,200	$909	$85,000
126	Dormont	57	$204,800	$1,049	$77,226
127	Folcroft	57	$140,000	$1,363	$58,899
128	Schlusser	57	$218,500	$973	$92,813
129	Hanover	58	$200,900	$1,095	$64,135
130	Economy	58	$244,700	$907	$94,430
131	Gettysburg	58	$237,000	$929	$52,656
132	Palmyra	58	$211,900	$1,058	$71,018
133	Sharon Hill	58	$163,200	$1,302	$68,529
134	Lewisburg	58	$234,100	$941	$51,674
135	Monroeville	59	$197,400	$1,162	$78,191
136	Ephrata	59	$215,100	$1,070	$68,117
137	Elizabethtown	59	$222,600	$1,038	$67,770
138	Progress	59	$192,000	$1,170	$75,362
139	Mechanicsburg	59	$227,600	$1,033	$81,696
140	Glenshaw	59	$241,300	$948	$91,219
141	Rutherford	59	$189,300	$1,228	$77,306
142	Clifton Heights	59	$189,100	$1,191	$69,940
143	Catasauqua	59	$201,600	$1,130	$74,363
144	Pittsburgh	60	$193,200	$1,221	$64,137
145	Lancaster	60	$203,700	$1,177	$63,421
146	Mountain Top	60	$274,600	$843	$105,286
147	Wilson	60	$191,800	$1,211	$80,928
148	Birdsboro	60	$216,400	$1,111	$74,698
149	Allentown	61	$188,900	$1,269	$53,403
150	Lansdowne	61	$199,200	$1,219	$69,261
151	Parkville	61	$207,100	$1,181	$74,509
152	New Cumberland	61	$232,800	$1,031	$81,947
153	Glenolden	61	$203,100	$1,185	$71,145
154	Plum	62	$218,600	$1,156	$98,475
155	Shillington	62	$190,600	$1,293	$77,289
156	Pennside	62	$195,000	$1,289	$77,411
157	Coatesville	63	$160,500	$1,464	$57,323
158	Northampton	63	$225,400	$1,156	$82,719
159	Woodlyn	63	$227,100	$1,156	$71,978
160	Mount Joy	63	$241,300	$1,070	$84,514
161	Lower Allen	64	$246,100	$1,117	$85,537
162	Clarks Summit	64	$236,900	$1,147	$91,442
163	Norristown	65	$205,100	$1,337	$65,058
164	Colonial Park	65	$223,800	$1,272	$69,804
165	Weigelstown	65	$202,100	$1,358	$70,333
166	East Stroudsburg	65	$199,200	$1,375	$61,792
167	Prospect Park	65	$239,700	$1,154	$65,774
168	Nazareth	65	$236,900	$1,186	$57,551
169	Norwood	65	$227,500	$1,247	$89,135
170	New Holland	65	$225,500	$1,219	$57,719
171	Pleasant Hills	66	$235,500	$1,224	$97,177
172	Manheim	66	$218,100	$1,324	$81,484
173	Carnot-Moon	67	$256,600	$1,178	$95,777
174	Bristol	67	$236,400	$1,281	$70,595
175	East York	67	$221,800	$1,323	$83,030
176	Arlington Heights	67	$249,700	$1,193	$67,386
177	Hellertown	67	$242,500	$1,227	$76,657
178	Moosic	67	$235,500	$1,268	$74,792
179	Philadelphia	68	$232,400	$1,323	$60,698
180	Bethlehem	68	$236,500	$1,311	$66,443
181	Morrisville	68	$275,100	$1,123	$94,126
182	Shanor-Northvue	68	$243,600	$1,272	$98,878
183	Drexel Hill	69	$239,900	$1,312	$87,993
184	Fullerton	69	$229,900	$1,381	$63,357
185	Lititz	69	$264,600	$1,207	$82,861
186	Quakertown	69	$253,200	$1,253	$70,978
187	Blandon	69	$269,700	$1,178	$109,775
188	Bethel Park	70	$258,700	$1,259	$104,129
189	Emmaus	70	$244,300	$1,331	$82,875
190	Boothwyn	71	$252,700	$1,328	$83,444
191	Roslyn	72	$300,300	$1,151	$91,106
192	Croydon	72	$265,000	$1,308	$59,883
193	Stroudsburg	72	$212,700	$1,523	$60,868
194	Millersville	73	$265,500	$1,322	$65,721
195	Camp Hill	73	$290,300	$1,204	$110,938
196	Ridley Park	73	$261,900	$1,361	$94,485
197	Shiloh	74	$233,300	$1,519	$82,205
198	Oakmont	74	$317,700	$1,125	$89,055
199	Village Green-Green Ridge	75	$300,600	$1,249	$93,223
200	Souderton	75	$298,300	$1,257	$85,625
201	Folsom	76	$268,500	$1,421	$100,544
202	Oxford	76	$309,600	$1,208	$61,470
203	Allison Park	77	$328,700	$1,190	$108,669
204	Whitfield	77	$291,500	$1,380	$123,358
205	Jefferson Hills	78	$309,600	$1,276	$117,518
206	Perkasie	78	$338,700	$1,164	$99,474
207	Gilbertsville	78	$354,700	$1,089	$117,426
208	Fairless Hills	79	$328,000	$1,240	$80,625
209	Brookhaven	79	$265,500	$1,557	$96,393
210	Linglestown	79	$242,800	$1,647	$89,887
211	Hershey	80	$339,300	$1,241	$78,750
212	Sanatoga	81	$280,100	$1,560	$86,624
213	Kennett Square	81	$347,700	$1,243	$74,259
214	Sierra View	81	$239,200	$1,728	$85,250
215	Lansdale	82	$319,000	$1,390	$86,460
216	Leola	82	$324,600	$1,371	$84,653
217	Bridgeport	82	$303,800	$1,468	$79,247
218	Levittown	84	$311,000	$1,501	$101,619
219	Murrysville	84	$316,400	$1,495	$120,685
220	Horsham	84	$363,100	$1,251	$99,121
221	Middletown	85	$294,800	$1,639	$97,040
222	Trooper	85	$412,900	$1,075	$134,338
223	Downingtown	86	$322,500	$1,528	$82,292
224	Ambler	87	$360,200	$1,406	$80,795
225	Oreland	87	$401,000	$1,182	$110,100
226	Park Forest Village	88	$383,100	$1,317	$79,363
227	Campbelltown	89	$319,900	$1,647	$96,250
228	New Freedom	89	$344,100	$1,519	$109,894
229	State College	90	$414,400	$1,229	$47,132
230	Phoenixville	91	$348,200	$1,563	$94,411
231	Willow Grove	91	$326,300	$1,677	$98,402
232	Glenside	91	$380,300	$1,435	$101,050
233	Media	91	$398,400	$1,359	$86,219
234	Wyomissing	93	$326,800	$1,746	$88,214
235	Elkins Park	95	$366,700	$1,625	$129,773
236	Hatboro	96	$340,100	$1,781	$108,927
237	Kulpsville	97	$337,100	$1,836	$89,006
238	Chestnut Hill	97	$362,800	$1,746	$125,417
239	Wescosville	99	$428,800	$1,498	$124,719
240	Collegeville	99	$431,200	$1,468	$88,992
241	Harleysville	104	$416,400	$1,712	$111,530
242	Wyndmoor	104	$478,100	$1,438	$142,583
243	Breinigsville	106	$368,600	$2,021	$116,631
244	Ancient Oaks	106	$404,700	$1,830	$119,419
245	Ardmore	107	$446,300	$1,680	$115,273
246	Lionville	108	$424,200	$1,814	$96,381
247	King of Prussia	109	$396,500	$1,995	$111,600
248	Willow Street	109	$298,200	$2,453	$106,867
249	Conshohocken	109	$414,700	$1,905	$117,330
250	Dorneyville	110	$379,800	$2,093	$126,306
251	West Chester	111	$481,300	$1,661	$81,492
252	Broomall	111	$452,300	$1,784	$114,844
253	Audubon	112	$441,800	$1,861	$107,785
254	Bryn Mawr	112	$391,900	$2,113	$87,218
255	Montgomeryville	115	$452,400	$1,943	$130,769
256	Doylestown	115	$491,700	$1,754	$93,672
257	Paoli	115	$470,000	$1,852	$117,094
258	Plymouth Meeting	116	$478,500	$1,853	$109,706
259	Swarthmore	117	$557,900	$1,493	$146,992
260	Franklin Park	121	$467,700	$2,063	$172,200
261	Richboro	125	$519,100	$1,991	$153,691
262	Chesterbrook	131	$432,200	$2,618	$140,972
263	Fort Washington	132	$561,000	$2,031	$159,302
264	Exton	133	$549,400	$2,114	$121,189
265	Bala Cynwyd	135	$628,400	$1,812	$144,453
266	Penn Wynne	136	$532,200	$2,291	$156,056
267	Maple Glen	138	$543,800	$2,333	$173,110
268	Newtown Grant	143	$571,900	$2,379	$175,403
269	Wayne	145	$664,900	$1,993	$143,981
270	Blue Bell	165	$581,500	$3,111	$159,963
271	Spring House	169	$668,400	$2,833	$178,068
272	Merion Station	184	$875,500	$2,395	$250,001

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