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Most Affordable Cities in Pennsylvania

Cost of living rankings for 272 cities in Pennsylvania. On average, Pennsylvania is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 94.

Data Updated: March 2026
Cheapest City
Shamokin
Index: 61
Most Expensive
Merion Station
Index: 179
State Average
94
National: 100
Cities Ranked
272
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All 272 Cities in Pennsylvania — By Affordability

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
1Shamokin61$57,400$649$36,438
2Johnstown63$42,100$616$34,784
3New Castle64$72,000$698$41,478
4Bradford65$76,400$745$56,330
5Mount Carmel65$74,700$796$52,667
6Duquesne65$57,094$725$41,208
7Sharon66$79,100$780$44,595
8Oil City66$83,021$799$52,688
9Greenville66$98,200$616$56,850
10Sunbury67$98,000$731$48,509
11Lewistown67$98,600$765$40,179
12Tamaqua67$78,500$935$44,803
13Pottsville68$97,700$820$53,465
14Warren68$101,600$774$50,877
15Monessen68$87,100$678$51,094
16Punxsutawney68$102,500$796$43,097
17Titusville68$115,180$596$36,055
18Chester69$85,400$1,080$39,809
19Uniontown69$87,600$757$35,451
20Connellsville69$117,200$665$47,176
21McKeesport70$91,526$786$31,854
22Carbondale70$118,800$788$48,592
23Franklin70$123,049$731$54,955
24Tyrone70$122,000$788$55,568
25Turtle Creek70$97,204$718$44,449
26Vandergrift70$91,500$793$50,351
27Indiana71$123,300$806$44,784
28Lock Haven71$127,500$794$40,131
29Ellwood City71$120,400$836$62,266
30Clearfield71$134,345$686$51,190
31Plymouth71$85,400$923$42,348
32West York71$113,400$962$67,938
33St. Marys72$143,900$756$64,471
34Jeannette72$106,600$817$49,558
35Pittston72$114,900$755$47,525
36Somerset72$144,400$673$41,782
37Schuylkill Haven72$122,600$894$55,682
38Butler73$112,500$815$41,705
39Natrona Heights73$146,800$744$71,167
40New Kensington74$132,400$694$49,644
41Darby74$101,900$1,337$45,128
42Altoona75$135,654$789$50,171
43Wilkinsburg75$140,300$978$48,565
44Latrobe75$140,600$761$55,168
45Corry75$142,584$686$45,081
46New Brighton75$146,235$716$50,426
47Williamsport76$146,500$825$49,363
48Meadville76$164,774$887$46,012
49Munhall76$142,869$774$52,037
50Swissvale76$141,300$1,097$60,114
51Ambridge76$130,928$910$50,978
52Steelton76$124,200$1,270$55,963
53California76$142,600$792$49,500
54West Mifflin77$156,065$748$70,335
55Grove City77$165,900$858$56,420
56DuBois77$170,261$848$58,626
57Shippensburg77$163,200$898$52,344
58Exeter77$132,500$1,026$49,432
59Olyphant77$143,400$889$63,516
60Scranton78$141,700$991$49,531
61Lebanon78$143,200$1,024$47,439
62Nanticoke78$160,844$787$60,340
63Milton78$172,100$902$53,552
64Clairton78$151,765$932$39,884
65Sayre78$166,000$976$55,393
66Berwick79$200,640$788$45,338
67Brentwood79$165,564$822$60,432
68Bellevue79$177,900$935$64,888
69Huntingdon79$189,400$832$66,429
70Forest Hills79$182,200$970$86,802
71Palmerton79$161,500$913$71,471
72Harrisburg80$121,000$1,351$47,783
73Hermitage80$187,600$874$72,464
74Greensburg80$177,000$829$62,977
75Dunmore80$186,900$923$75,632
76Old Forge80$169,700$862$73,258
77Castle Shannon80$182,400$1,002$62,426
78Blakely80$183,600$988$59,858
79Homeacre-Lyndora80$190,800$952$71,232
80Dickson City80$184,700$951$58,343
81Wilkes-Barre81$171,246$939$47,970
82Baldwin81$191,700$1,042$77,882
83Aliquippa81$193,853$720$51,050
84Beaver Falls81$190,270$740$48,462
85Taylor81$169,800$1,015$60,446
86Selinsgrove81$195,400$946$58,484
87Erie82$194,885$836$43,397
88Lower Burrell82$189,700$876$81,860
89Columbia82$174,200$1,064$52,271
90Northwest Harborcreek82$215,200$875$87,601
91West View82$209,800$963$70,954
92South Williamsport82$186,000$911$66,810
93Bangor82$167,100$1,049$63,542
94Swoyersville82$201,722$733$67,558
95Progress83$192,000$1,170$75,362
96Waynesboro83$180,400$1,027$58,311
97Wilson83$191,800$1,211$80,928
98Dormont83$204,800$1,049$77,226
99Rutherford83$189,300$1,228$77,306
100McKees Rocks83$186,758$933$33,510
101Monaca83$202,686$773$64,839
102West Hazleton83$172,724$1,097$46,968
103Lancaster84$203,700$1,177$63,421
104Easton84$169,200$1,223$63,775
105Whitehall84$229,200$909$85,000
106Ephrata84$215,100$1,070$68,117
107White Oak84$189,753$999$64,838
108Schlusser84$218,500$973$92,813
109Pennside84$195,000$1,289$77,411
110Lehighton84$198,600$928$62,083
111Duryea84$191,765$1,056$64,028
112Parkville85$207,100$1,181$74,509
113Crafton85$202,857$1,006$71,458
114Lewisburg85$234,100$941$51,674
115Hazleton86$208,084$1,015$43,379
116Plum86$218,600$1,156$98,475
117Chambersburg86$196,200$1,088$56,177
118Weigelstown86$202,100$1,358$70,333
119Kingston86$216,210$960$53,885
120East Stroudsburg86$199,200$1,375$61,792
121Glenshaw86$241,300$948$91,219
122Economy86$244,700$907$94,430
123Carnegie86$219,126$880$62,327
124Archbald86$211,400$951$76,315
125Washington87$228,755$895$52,350
126Bloomsburg87$248,140$937$49,096
127Collingdale87$200,960$1,082$49,578
128Mount Joy87$241,300$1,070$84,514
129Palmyra87$211,900$1,058$71,018
130Colonial Park88$223,800$1,272$69,804
131Elizabethtown88$222,600$1,038$67,770
132East York88$221,800$1,323$83,030
133Lower Allen88$246,100$1,117$85,537
134Bellefonte88$232,500$900$57,157
135Sharon Hill88$190,185$1,302$68,529
136Manheim88$218,100$1,324$81,484
137Monroeville89$222,288$1,162$78,191
138Northampton89$225,400$1,156$82,719
139Stroudsburg89$212,700$1,523$60,868
140Fullerton90$229,900$1,381$63,357
141Carnot-Moon90$256,600$1,178$95,777
142Yeadon90$227,579$1,117$57,336
143Arlington Heights90$249,700$1,193$67,386
144New Holland90$225,500$1,219$57,719
145Shanor-Northvue90$243,600$1,272$98,878
146Folcroft91$213,508$1,363$58,899
147Nazareth91$236,900$1,186$57,551
148Hollidaysburg91$241,854$1,082$62,319
149Clarks Summit91$236,900$1,147$91,442
150Reading92$256,603$1,018$45,599
151Shiloh92$233,300$1,519$82,205
152Blandon92$269,700$1,178$109,775
153Glenolden92$237,053$1,185$71,145
154Hellertown92$242,500$1,227$76,657
155Moosic92$235,500$1,268$74,792
156Boothwyn92$252,700$1,328$83,444
157Middletown93$257,494$1,145$54,778
158Red Lion93$287,040$863$63,672
159Edinboro93$283,318$888$40,862
160Pittsburgh94$230,723$1,516$64,137
161Lititz94$264,600$1,207$82,861
162Pleasant Hills94$258,846$1,224$97,177
163Clifton Heights94$256,298$1,191$69,940
164Linglestown94$242,800$1,647$89,887
165Sierra View94$239,200$1,728$85,250
166Shillington94$255,116$1,293$77,289
167Roslyn95$300,300$1,151$91,106
168New Cumberland95$286,241$1,031$81,947
169Catasauqua95$279,628$1,130$74,363
170Coraopolis95$295,672$900$60,174
171Hanover96$286,884$1,095$64,135
172Lansdowne96$270,164$1,219$69,261
173Village Green-Green Ridge96$300,600$1,249$93,223
174Millersville96$265,500$1,322$65,721
175Whitfield96$291,500$1,380$123,358
176Philadelphia97$229,411$1,734$60,698
177York97$270,750$1,328$47,115
178Mountain Top97$317,634$843$105,286
179Sanatoga97$280,100$1,560$86,624
180Prospect Park97$281,946$1,154$65,774
181Enola97$295,076$1,098$68,131
182Bethel Park98$291,045$1,259$104,129
183Jefferson Hills98$309,600$1,276$117,518
184Woodlyn98$289,167$1,156$71,978
185Norwood98$279,605$1,247$89,135
186Allison Park99$328,700$1,190$108,669
187Carlisle99$323,473$986$59,742
188Brookhaven99$259,705$1,557$96,393
189Middletown99$257,494$1,639$97,040
190Oakmont100$325,996$1,125$89,055
191Birdsboro100$323,197$1,111$74,698
192Camp Hill101$322,535$1,204$110,938
193Drexel Hill102$309,540$1,312$87,993
194Canonsburg102$352,948$964$80,581
195Ridley Park102$303,403$1,361$94,485
196Leola103$324,600$1,371$84,653
197Gettysburg103$361,856$929$52,656
198Campbelltown103$319,900$1,647$96,250
199Allentown104$304,235$1,699$53,403
200Norristown104$327,252$1,337$65,058
201Murrysville104$316,400$1,495$120,685
202Bristol104$333,691$1,281$70,595
203Folsom104$321,303$1,421$100,544
204Pottstown105$345,181$1,181$56,174
205Croydon106$341,997$1,308$59,883
206Park Forest Village106$383,100$1,317$79,363
207Horsham107$363,100$1,251$99,121
208Kulpsville107$337,100$1,836$89,006
209Mechanicsburg108$396,343$1,033$81,696
210Bridgeport108$347,388$1,468$79,247
211Emmaus109$376,620$1,331$82,875
212Chestnut Hill109$362,800$1,746$125,417
213Bethlehem110$344,212$1,818$66,443
214Hershey110$391,872$1,241$78,750
215Coatesville111$377,610$1,464$57,323
216State College112$414,400$1,229$47,132
217Wyomissing112$367,967$1,746$88,214
218Willow Street112$298,200$2,453$106,867
219Elkins Park112$366,700$1,625$129,773
220Levittown113$384,530$1,501$101,619
221Fairless Hills113$414,557$1,240$80,625
222Wescosville114$428,800$1,498$124,719
223Quakertown115$427,170$1,253$70,978
224Breinigsville115$368,600$2,021$116,631
225Ancient Oaks115$404,700$1,830$119,419
226Dorneyville115$379,800$2,093$126,306
227New Freedom115$409,171$1,519$109,894
228Willow Grove116$401,122$1,677$98,402
229Souderton117$449,113$1,257$85,625
230Lionville117$424,200$1,814$96,381
231Glenside118$441,071$1,435$101,050
232Oxford118$456,693$1,208$61,470
233Wyndmoor119$478,100$1,438$142,583
234Gilbertsville120$484,093$1,089$117,426
235Montgomeryville121$452,400$1,943$130,769
236Hatboro121$428,434$1,781$108,927
237Swarthmore121$454,071$1,493$146,992
238Oreland121$489,398$1,182$110,100
239Trooper121$498,975$1,075$134,338
240Perkasie122$501,409$1,164$99,474
241Lansdale123$484,793$1,390$86,460
242Franklin Park124$467,700$2,063$172,200
243Doylestown124$491,700$1,754$93,672
244Morrisville125$530,245$1,123$94,126
245Phoenixville127$507,928$1,563$94,411
246Conshohocken127$471,282$1,905$117,330
247Ardmore128$501,973$1,680$115,273
248King of Prussia130$487,038$1,995$111,600
249Harleysville131$521,497$1,712$111,530
250Collegeville132$554,395$1,468$88,992
251Plymouth Meeting133$523,450$1,853$109,706
252Downingtown134$570,223$1,528$82,292
253Penn Wynne134$532,200$2,291$156,056
254Audubon135$542,189$1,861$107,785
255Kennett Square135$606,063$1,243$74,259
256Broomall136$557,331$1,784$114,844
257Maple Glen136$543,800$2,333$173,110
258Media138$614,637$1,359$86,219
259Fort Washington139$561,000$2,031$159,302
260Chesterbrook139$503,966$2,618$140,972
261Newtown Grant140$571,900$2,379$175,403
262Paoli142$607,851$1,852$117,094
263West Chester143$635,760$1,661$81,492
264Bala Cynwyd144$628,400$1,812$144,453
265Ambler144$666,852$1,406$80,795
266Exton144$597,826$2,114$121,189
267Wayne150$664,900$1,993$143,981
268Richboro153$689,312$1,991$153,691
269Spring House156$668,400$2,833$178,068
270Blue Bell163$670,760$3,111$159,963
271Bryn Mawr176$878,062$2,113$87,218
272Merion Station179$875,500$2,395$250,001