Most Affordable Cities in Pennsylvania

Cost of living rankings for 272 cities in Pennsylvania with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Pennsylvania is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 102.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected
Cheapest City
Shamokin
Index: 66
Most Expensive
Wayne
Index: 186
State Average
102
National: 100
Cities Ranked
272
eligible statewide total

Pennsylvania Affordability Ranking

Showing 151–200 of 272 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 4 of 6.

#CityIndexHome ValueRentIncome
151Yeadon99$234,572$1,860$49,759
152Columbia99$293,288$1,347$54,437
153New Cumberland99$297,650$1,257$82,154
154Whitfield99$311,700$1,418$126,740
155Lebanon100$293,060$1,429$48,456
156Lansdowne100$285,593$1,446$73,232
157Hanover101$296,544$1,409$61,293
158Palmerton101$258,465$1,839$68,143
159Brookhaven102$268,420$1,751$91,042
160Catasauqua102$290,051$1,638$85,049
161Prospect Park102$290,221$1,500$63,077
162Bethel Park103$305,152$1,524$107,090
163Allison Park103$346,900$1,389$113,822
164Oakmont103$346,255$1,139$92,782
165Campbelltown103$349,500$1,353$119,175
166Coraopolis103$306,098$1,518$63,828
167Sanatoga104$308,500$1,860$86,746
168Red Lion104$298,065$1,681$72,901
169Bellefonte104$314,956$1,537$62,540
170Lehighton104$284,967$1,839$64,651
171Carlisle105$334,866$1,402$61,720
172Mountain Top105$341,634$1,363$109,535
173Middletown105$322,000$1,545$97,607
174Enola105$303,918$1,709$72,135
175Allentown106$317,498$1,710$55,494
176Roslyn106$328,800$1,860$99,318
177Woodlyn106$298,751$1,860$79,696
178East Stroudsburg106$314,456$1,970$59,821
179Village Green-Green Ridge106$325,800$1,860$96,711
180Folsom106$331,472$1,500$113,064
181Norwood106$292,672$1,860$96,134
182Drexel Hill107$323,604$1,643$88,168
183Gettysburg107$370,404$1,265$54,365
184Camp Hill107$335,816$1,568$115,761
185Palmyra108$352,657$1,507$77,469
186Ridley Park108$312,056$1,860$93,594
187Stroudsburg108$355,594$1,763$66,674
188Murrysville109$369,181$1,389$121,823
189Elizabethtown109$366,965$1,449$76,105
190Millersville109$356,006$1,553$67,866
191Park Forest Village109$389,600$1,537$79,120
192Bangor109$331,892$1,839$70,076
193Birdsboro109$340,212$1,725$86,290
194Norristown110$335,907$1,752$66,701
195Northampton110$353,790$1,687$90,762
196Croydon110$354,374$1,563$70,308
197Canonsburg111$362,038$1,682$79,227
198Kulpsville111$369,700$1,860$92,721
199Chestnut Hill111$375,000$1,839$124,089
200Bethlehem113$361,684$1,884$68,879

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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