State Overview
Cost of Living in Pennsylvania
Browse cost of living data for 276 cities across Pennsylvania — housing, rent, income, and affordability.Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023
Cities Tracked
276
Avg Home Value
$240,403
National: $426,735
Avg Rent
$1,174
National: $1,527
Avg Income
$78,472
National: $84,532
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All Cities in Pennsylvania
| City | Pop. | Home Value | Rent | Income | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1,582,432 | $232,400 | $1,323 | $60,698 | 68 |
| Pittsburgh | 303,620 | $193,200 | $1,221 | $64,137 | 60 |
| Allentown | 125,320 | $188,900 | $1,269 | $53,403 | 61 |
| Reading | 94,836 | $109,800 | $1,018 | $45,599 | 44 |
| Erie | 94,156 | $108,200 | $836 | $43,397 | 38 |
| Bethlehem | 77,069 | $236,500 | $1,311 | $66,443 | 68 |
| Scranton | 76,074 | $141,700 | $991 | $49,531 | 47 |
| Lancaster | 57,683 | $203,700 | $1,177 | $63,421 | 60 |
| Levittown | 50,930 | $311,000 | $1,501 | $101,619 | 84 |
| Harrisburg | 50,092 | $121,000 | $996 | $47,783 | 44 |
| York | 44,830 | $103,100 | $958 | $47,115 | 41 |
| Wilkes-Barre | 44,217 | $108,000 | $939 | $47,970 | 40 |
| Altoona | 43,508 | $113,600 | $789 | $50,171 | 38 |
| State College | 40,669 | $414,400 | $1,229 | $47,132 | 90 |
| Norristown | 35,782 | $205,100 | $1,337 | $65,058 | 65 |
| Chester | 33,209 | $85,400 | $1,080 | $39,809 | 42 |
| Bethel Park | 33,070 | $258,700 | $1,259 | $104,129 | 70 |
| Drexel Hill | 30,015 | $239,900 | $1,312 | $87,993 | 69 |
| Hazleton | 29,886 | $129,000 | $1,015 | $43,379 | 45 |
| Easton | 29,079 | $169,200 | $1,223 | $63,775 | 57 |
| Monroeville | 28,383 | $197,400 | $1,162 | $78,191 | 59 |
| Williamsport | 27,629 | $146,500 | $825 | $49,363 | 43 |
| Plum | 26,873 | $218,600 | $1,156 | $98,475 | 62 |
| Lebanon | 26,600 | $143,200 | $1,024 | $47,439 | 48 |
| King of Prussia | 25,025 | $396,500 | $1,995 | $111,600 | 109 |
| Pottstown | 23,392 | $172,300 | $1,181 | $56,174 | 56 |
| Allison Park | 22,108 | $328,700 | $1,190 | $108,669 | 77 |
| Chambersburg | 22,051 | $196,200 | $1,088 | $56,177 | 57 |
| New Castle | 21,727 | $72,000 | $698 | $41,478 | 29 |
| Carlisle | 21,335 | $212,400 | $986 | $59,742 | 56 |
| Baldwin | 21,159 | $191,700 | $1,042 | $77,882 | 55 |
| Murrysville | 20,839 | $316,400 | $1,495 | $120,685 | 84 |
| West Mifflin | 19,338 | $131,400 | $748 | $70,335 | 39 |
| West Chester | 19,235 | $481,300 | $1,661 | $81,492 | 111 |
| Phoenixville | 19,062 | $348,200 | $1,563 | $94,411 | 91 |
| Lansdale | 18,865 | $319,000 | $1,390 | $86,460 | 82 |
| Johnstown | 18,245 | $42,100 | $616 | $34,784 | 23 |
| Colonial Park | 18,125 | $223,800 | $1,272 | $69,804 | 65 |
| McKeesport | 17,520 | $69,800 | $786 | $31,854 | 31 |
| Fullerton | 16,729 | $229,900 | $1,381 | $63,357 | 69 |
| Hanover | 16,483 | $200,900 | $1,095 | $64,135 | 58 |
| Hermitage | 16,132 | $187,600 | $874 | $72,464 | 50 |
| Horsham | 15,866 | $363,100 | $1,251 | $99,121 | 84 |
| Weigelstown | 15,401 | $202,100 | $1,358 | $70,333 | 65 |
| Franklin Park | 15,273 | $467,700 | $2,063 | $172,200 | 121 |
| Whitehall | 14,863 | $229,200 | $909 | $85,000 | 57 |
| Greensburg | 14,777 | $177,000 | $829 | $62,977 | 47 |
| Hershey | 14,334 | $339,300 | $1,241 | $78,750 | 80 |
| Indiana | 14,170 | $123,300 | $806 | $44,784 | 39 |
| Ardmore | 14,165 | $446,300 | $1,680 | $115,273 | 107 |
| Wilkinsburg | 14,165 | $140,300 | $978 | $48,565 | 46 |
| Dunmore | 14,123 | $186,900 | $923 | $75,632 | 51 |
| Willow Grove | 13,919 | $326,300 | $1,677 | $98,402 | 91 |
| Ephrata | 13,729 | $215,100 | $1,070 | $68,117 | 59 |
| Carnot-Moon | 13,639 | $256,600 | $1,178 | $95,777 | 67 |
| Montgomeryville | 13,572 | $452,400 | $1,943 | $130,769 | 115 |
| Pottsville | 13,374 | $97,700 | $820 | $53,465 | 36 |
| Washington | 13,361 | $121,000 | $895 | $52,350 | 41 |
| Kingston | 13,333 | $164,200 | $960 | $53,885 | 49 |
| Coatesville | 13,323 | $160,500 | $1,464 | $57,323 | 63 |
| Butler | 13,306 | $112,500 | $815 | $41,705 | 38 |
| Sharon | 13,019 | $79,100 | $780 | $44,595 | 33 |
| Bloomsburg | 12,906 | $186,100 | $937 | $49,096 | 51 |
| Meadville | 12,723 | $115,700 | $887 | $46,012 | 40 |
| St. Marys | 12,612 | $143,900 | $756 | $64,471 | 41 |
| Jefferson Hills | 12,313 | $309,600 | $1,276 | $117,518 | 78 |
| Yeadon | 12,091 | $172,500 | $1,117 | $57,336 | 54 |
| New Kensington | 12,072 | $132,400 | $694 | $49,644 | 37 |
| Elizabethtown | 11,857 | $222,600 | $1,038 | $67,770 | 59 |
| Mountain Top | 11,856 | $274,600 | $843 | $105,286 | 60 |
| Emmaus | 11,727 | $244,300 | $1,331 | $82,875 | 70 |
| Lower Burrell | 11,659 | $189,700 | $876 | $81,860 | 50 |
| Progress | 11,143 | $192,000 | $1,170 | $75,362 | 59 |
| Wyomissing | 11,100 | $326,800 | $1,746 | $88,214 | 93 |
| Lansdowne | 11,064 | $199,200 | $1,219 | $69,261 | 61 |
| Waynesboro | 11,044 | $180,400 | $1,027 | $58,311 | 53 |
| Shiloh | 11,022 | $233,300 | $1,519 | $82,205 | 74 |
| Broomall | 10,684 | $452,300 | $1,784 | $114,844 | 111 |
| Darby | 10,664 | $101,900 | $1,337 | $45,128 | 52 |
| Munhall | 10,633 | $118,900 | $774 | $52,037 | 38 |
| Nanticoke | 10,610 | $103,800 | $787 | $60,340 | 36 |
| Northampton | 10,366 | $225,400 | $1,156 | $82,719 | 63 |
| Berwick | 10,291 | $135,000 | $788 | $45,338 | 41 |
| Woodlyn | 10,276 | $227,100 | $1,156 | $71,978 | 63 |
| Columbia | 10,217 | $174,200 | $1,064 | $52,271 | 53 |
| Roslyn | 10,150 | $300,300 | $1,151 | $91,106 | 72 |
| Willow Street | 10,010 | $298,200 | $2,453 | $106,867 | 109 |
| Brentwood | 9,927 | $143,700 | $822 | $60,432 | 43 |
| Bristol | 9,874 | $236,400 | $1,281 | $70,595 | 67 |
| Uniontown | 9,819 | $87,600 | $757 | $35,451 | 33 |
| Morrisville | 9,740 | $275,100 | $1,123 | $94,126 | 68 |
| Croydon | 9,704 | $265,000 | $1,308 | $59,883 | 72 |
| Canonsburg | 9,682 | $192,100 | $964 | $80,581 | 53 |
| Sunbury | 9,643 | $98,000 | $731 | $48,509 | 34 |
| Bala Cynwyd | 9,622 | $628,400 | $1,812 | $144,453 | 135 |
| Lititz | 9,599 | $264,600 | $1,207 | $82,861 | 69 |
| Middletown | 9,567 | $159,800 | $1,145 | $54,778 | 53 |
| Mechanicsburg | 9,535 | $227,600 | $1,033 | $81,696 | 59 |
| Oil City | 9,517 | $66,600 | $799 | $52,688 | 31 |
| Quakertown | 9,298 | $253,200 | $1,253 | $70,978 | 69 |
| East Stroudsburg | 9,278 | $199,200 | $1,375 | $61,792 | 65 |
| Warren | 9,273 | $101,600 | $774 | $50,877 | 36 |
| Conshohocken | 9,235 | $414,700 | $1,905 | $117,330 | 109 |
| Glenshaw | 9,194 | $241,300 | $948 | $91,219 | 59 |
| Perkasie | 9,176 | $338,700 | $1,164 | $99,474 | 78 |
| Aliquippa | 9,146 | $96,800 | $720 | $51,050 | 33 |
| Sanatoga | 9,048 | $280,100 | $1,560 | $86,624 | 81 |
| Economy | 9,042 | $244,700 | $907 | $94,430 | 58 |
| Harleysville | 9,034 | $416,400 | $1,712 | $111,530 | 104 |
| Audubon | 9,014 | $441,800 | $1,861 | $107,785 | 112 |
| Kulpsville | 8,990 | $337,100 | $1,836 | $89,006 | 97 |
| Fairless Hills | 8,985 | $328,000 | $1,240 | $80,625 | 79 |
| Northwest Harborcreek | 8,908 | $215,200 | $875 | $87,601 | 53 |
| Beaver Falls | 8,885 | $92,900 | $740 | $48,462 | 33 |
| East York | 8,868 | $221,800 | $1,323 | $83,030 | 67 |
| Collingdale | 8,862 | $146,600 | $1,082 | $49,578 | 50 |
| Carbondale | 8,820 | $118,800 | $788 | $48,592 | 38 |
| Park Forest Village | 8,810 | $383,100 | $1,317 | $79,363 | 88 |
| Village Green-Green Ridge | 8,725 | $300,600 | $1,249 | $93,223 | 75 |
| Jeannette | 8,719 | $106,600 | $817 | $49,558 | 37 |
| Millersville | 8,711 | $265,500 | $1,322 | $65,721 | 73 |
| Old Forge | 8,533 | $169,700 | $862 | $73,258 | 47 |
| Lewistown | 8,505 | $98,600 | $765 | $40,179 | 35 |
| Swissvale | 8,499 | $141,300 | $1,097 | $60,114 | 50 |
| Villanova | 8,431 | $945,600 | $0 | $250,001 | 170 |
| Pleasant Hills | 8,418 | $235,500 | $1,224 | $97,177 | 66 |
| Lock Haven | 8,386 | $127,500 | $794 | $40,131 | 39 |
| Parkville | 8,354 | $207,100 | $1,181 | $74,509 | 61 |
| Doylestown | 8,322 | $491,700 | $1,754 | $93,672 | 115 |
| Mount Joy | 8,310 | $241,300 | $1,070 | $84,514 | 63 |
| Folsom | 8,298 | $268,500 | $1,421 | $100,544 | 76 |
| Brookhaven | 8,288 | $265,500 | $1,557 | $96,393 | 79 |
| Castle Shannon | 8,237 | $182,400 | $1,002 | $62,426 | 53 |
| Hatboro | 8,219 | $340,100 | $1,781 | $108,927 | 96 |
| Wilson | 8,196 | $191,800 | $1,211 | $80,928 | 60 |
| Bellevue | 8,186 | $177,900 | $935 | $64,888 | 50 |
| Downingtown | 8,163 | $322,500 | $1,528 | $82,292 | 86 |
| Breinigsville | 8,159 | $368,600 | $2,021 | $116,631 | 106 |
| Camp Hill | 8,149 | $290,300 | $1,204 | $110,938 | 73 |
| Dormont | 8,120 | $204,800 | $1,049 | $77,226 | 57 |
| Leola | 8,107 | $324,600 | $1,371 | $84,653 | 82 |
| Carnegie | 8,015 | $168,800 | $880 | $62,327 | 48 |
| Latrobe | 8,002 | $140,600 | $761 | $55,168 | 40 |
| Glenside | 7,941 | $380,300 | $1,435 | $101,050 | 91 |
| Gettysburg | 7,929 | $237,000 | $929 | $52,656 | 58 |
| Grove City | 7,861 | $165,900 | $858 | $56,420 | 46 |
| Palmyra | 7,769 | $211,900 | $1,058 | $71,018 | 58 |
| Bradford | 7,738 | $76,400 | $745 | $56,330 | 31 |
| Ancient Oaks | 7,731 | $404,700 | $1,830 | $119,419 | 106 |
| Middletown | 7,620 | $294,800 | $1,639 | $97,040 | 85 |
| Pittston | 7,618 | $114,900 | $755 | $47,525 | 36 |
| Lower Allen | 7,582 | $246,100 | $1,117 | $85,537 | 64 |
| Ellwood City | 7,575 | $120,400 | $836 | $62,266 | 40 |
| Blandon | 7,546 | $269,700 | $1,178 | $109,775 | 69 |
| New Cumberland | 7,531 | $232,800 | $1,031 | $81,947 | 61 |
| White Oak | 7,520 | $145,000 | $999 | $64,838 | 47 |
| DuBois | 7,449 | $114,900 | $848 | $58,626 | 39 |
| Archbald | 7,348 | $211,400 | $951 | $76,315 | 55 |
| Elkins Park | 7,286 | $366,700 | $1,625 | $129,773 | 95 |
| Ridley Park | 7,245 | $261,900 | $1,361 | $94,485 | 73 |
| Souderton | 7,215 | $298,300 | $1,257 | $85,625 | 75 |
| Glenolden | 7,207 | $203,100 | $1,185 | $71,145 | 61 |
| Wescosville | 7,156 | $428,800 | $1,498 | $124,719 | 99 |
| Lionville | 7,091 | $424,200 | $1,814 | $96,381 | 108 |
| Richboro | 7,033 | $519,100 | $1,991 | $153,691 | 125 |
| Plymouth Meeting | 6,990 | $478,500 | $1,853 | $109,706 | 116 |
| Rutherford | 6,982 | $189,300 | $1,228 | $77,306 | 59 |
| Natrona Heights | 6,955 | $146,800 | $744 | $71,167 | 40 |
| Tamaqua | 6,922 | $78,500 | $935 | $44,803 | 36 |
| Connellsville | 6,914 | $117,200 | $665 | $47,176 | 34 |
| Ambridge | 6,912 | $94,000 | $910 | $50,978 | 38 |
| Wayne | 6,902 | $664,900 | $1,993 | $143,981 | 145 |
| Shamokin | 6,890 | $57,400 | $649 | $36,438 | 26 |
| Huntingdon | 6,884 | $189,400 | $832 | $66,429 | 48 |
| Maple Glen | 6,851 | $543,800 | $2,333 | $173,110 | 138 |
| Arlington Heights | 6,844 | $249,700 | $1,193 | $67,386 | 67 |
| Monessen | 6,825 | $87,100 | $678 | $51,094 | 30 |
| Ambler | 6,822 | $360,200 | $1,406 | $80,795 | 87 |
| Clifton Heights | 6,821 | $189,100 | $1,191 | $69,940 | 59 |
| Chestnut Hill | 6,774 | $362,800 | $1,746 | $125,417 | 97 |
| Folcroft | 6,748 | $140,000 | $1,363 | $58,899 | 57 |
| Linglestown | 6,747 | $242,800 | $1,647 | $89,887 | 79 |
| Oakmont | 6,712 | $317,700 | $1,125 | $89,055 | 74 |
| Blakely | 6,661 | $183,600 | $988 | $59,858 | 52 |
| Homeacre-Lyndora | 6,647 | $190,800 | $952 | $71,232 | 52 |
| Milton | 6,582 | $172,100 | $902 | $53,552 | 48 |
| West View | 6,582 | $209,800 | $963 | $70,954 | 55 |
| Swarthmore | 6,524 | $557,900 | $1,493 | $146,992 | 117 |
| Red Lion | 6,494 | $172,000 | $863 | $63,672 | 47 |
| Catasauqua | 6,491 | $201,600 | $1,130 | $74,363 | 59 |
| Blue Bell | 6,450 | $581,500 | $3,111 | $159,963 | 165 |
| Prospect Park | 6,402 | $239,700 | $1,154 | $65,774 | 65 |
| Forest Hills | 6,332 | $182,200 | $970 | $86,802 | 52 |
| Steelton | 6,267 | $124,200 | $1,270 | $55,963 | 52 |
| Taylor | 6,261 | $169,800 | $1,015 | $60,446 | 51 |
| Penn Wynne | 6,220 | $532,200 | $2,291 | $156,056 | 136 |
| South Williamsport | 6,216 | $186,000 | $911 | $66,810 | 51 |
| Exton | 6,192 | $549,400 | $2,114 | $121,189 | 133 |
| Corry | 6,162 | $99,800 | $686 | $45,081 | 32 |
| Churchville | 6,139 | $607,700 | $0 | $188,146 | 124 |
| Paoli | 6,124 | $470,000 | $1,852 | $117,094 | 115 |
| Hellertown | 6,119 | $242,500 | $1,227 | $76,657 | 67 |
| Clairton | 6,105 | $59,100 | $932 | $39,884 | 34 |
| Fort Washington | 6,105 | $561,000 | $2,031 | $159,302 | 132 |
| Kennett Square | 6,096 | $347,700 | $1,243 | $74,259 | 81 |
| Newtown Grant | 6,070 | $571,900 | $2,379 | $175,403 | 143 |
| Oreland | 6,036 | $401,000 | $1,182 | $110,100 | 87 |
| Nazareth | 6,032 | $236,900 | $1,186 | $57,551 | 65 |
| Franklin | 6,026 | $109,200 | $731 | $54,955 | 35 |
| Bellefonte | 6,022 | $232,500 | $900 | $57,157 | 56 |
| Dickson City | 6,022 | $184,700 | $951 | $58,343 | 51 |
| Gilbertsville | 5,999 | $354,700 | $1,089 | $117,426 | 78 |
| Crafton | 5,995 | $193,600 | $1,006 | $71,458 | 54 |
| Somerset | 5,984 | $144,400 | $673 | $41,782 | 38 |
| Sharon Hill | 5,978 | $163,200 | $1,302 | $68,529 | 58 |
| Moosic | 5,954 | $235,500 | $1,268 | $74,792 | 67 |
| Schlusser | 5,926 | $218,500 | $973 | $92,813 | 57 |
| Clearfield | 5,918 | $100,800 | $686 | $51,190 | 33 |
| Norwood | 5,915 | $227,500 | $1,247 | $89,135 | 65 |
| Enola | 5,913 | $163,900 | $1,098 | $68,131 | 53 |
| Stroudsburg | 5,898 | $212,700 | $1,523 | $60,868 | 72 |
| Media | 5,868 | $398,400 | $1,359 | $86,219 | 91 |
| McKees Rocks | 5,827 | $70,400 | $933 | $33,510 | 35 |
| Shippensburg | 5,811 | $163,200 | $898 | $52,344 | 47 |
| Merion Station | 5,796 | $875,500 | $2,395 | $250,001 | 184 |
| Sierra View | 5,795 | $239,200 | $1,728 | $85,250 | 81 |
| Bryn Mawr | 5,777 | $391,900 | $2,113 | $87,218 | 112 |
| Oxford | 5,763 | $309,600 | $1,208 | $61,470 | 76 |
| Plymouth | 5,761 | $85,400 | $923 | $42,348 | 37 |
| Campbelltown | 5,759 | $319,900 | $1,647 | $96,250 | 89 |
| New Holland | 5,743 | $225,500 | $1,219 | $57,719 | 65 |
| Mount Carmel | 5,695 | $74,700 | $796 | $52,667 | 33 |
| Punxsutawney | 5,689 | $102,500 | $796 | $43,097 | 36 |
| Selinsgrove | 5,655 | $195,400 | $946 | $58,484 | 53 |
| Palmerton | 5,624 | $161,500 | $913 | $71,471 | 47 |
| New Brighton | 5,600 | $104,100 | $716 | $50,426 | 34 |
| Hollidaysburg | 5,581 | $190,500 | $1,082 | $62,319 | 56 |
| Wyndmoor | 5,567 | $478,100 | $1,438 | $142,583 | 104 |
| Monaca | 5,557 | $142,100 | $773 | $64,839 | 41 |
| Greenville | 5,533 | $98,200 | $616 | $56,850 | 30 |
| Exeter | 5,514 | $132,500 | $1,026 | $49,432 | 46 |
| Treasure Lake | 5,513 | $276,800 | $0 | $112,482 | 80 |
| Coraopolis | 5,464 | $151,500 | $900 | $60,174 | 46 |
| Shillington | 5,462 | $190,600 | $1,293 | $77,289 | 62 |
| Sayre | 5,444 | $166,000 | $976 | $55,393 | 50 |
| Chesterbrook | 5,439 | $432,200 | $2,618 | $140,972 | 131 |
| Tyrone | 5,421 | $122,000 | $788 | $55,568 | 39 |
| Trooper | 5,408 | $412,900 | $1,075 | $134,338 | 85 |
| Pennside | 5,406 | $195,000 | $1,289 | $77,411 | 62 |
| Olyphant | 5,370 | $143,400 | $889 | $63,516 | 44 |
| Whitfield | 5,346 | $291,500 | $1,380 | $123,358 | 77 |
| Edinboro | 5,303 | $211,300 | $888 | $40,862 | 53 |
| Lehighton | 5,268 | $198,600 | $928 | $62,083 | 53 |
| Fox Chapel | 5,264 | $880,100 | $0 | $250,001 | 160 |
| Lewisburg | 5,247 | $234,100 | $941 | $51,674 | 58 |
| Schuylkill Haven | 5,247 | $122,600 | $894 | $55,682 | 42 |
| Titusville | 5,230 | $79,400 | $596 | $36,055 | 28 |
| Collegeville | 5,226 | $431,200 | $1,468 | $88,992 | 99 |
| Duquesne | 5,186 | $57,500 | $725 | $41,208 | 28 |
| Shanor-Northvue | 5,183 | $243,600 | $1,272 | $98,878 | 68 |
| Bangor | 5,158 | $167,100 | $1,049 | $63,542 | 52 |
| West Hazleton | 5,156 | $108,800 | $1,097 | $46,968 | 45 |
| Boothwyn | 5,129 | $252,700 | $1,328 | $83,444 | 71 |
| Birdsboro | 5,090 | $216,400 | $1,111 | $74,698 | 60 |
| Bridgeport | 5,085 | $303,800 | $1,468 | $79,247 | 82 |
| Dorneyville | 5,082 | $379,800 | $2,093 | $126,306 | 110 |
| West York | 5,081 | $113,400 | $962 | $67,938 | 42 |
| Spring House | 5,068 | $668,400 | $2,833 | $178,068 | 169 |
| Clarks Summit | 5,058 | $236,900 | $1,147 | $91,442 | 64 |
| Duryea | 5,054 | $142,900 | $1,056 | $64,028 | 48 |
| California | 5,046 | $142,600 | $792 | $49,500 | 41 |
| Turtle Creek | 5,046 | $85,900 | $718 | $44,449 | 32 |
| Manheim | 5,028 | $218,100 | $1,324 | $81,484 | 66 |
| Vandergrift | 5,028 | $91,500 | $793 | $50,351 | 34 |
| Swoyersville | 5,014 | $137,000 | $733 | $67,558 | 39 |
| New Freedom | 5,003 | $344,100 | $1,519 | $109,894 | 89 |
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📊 Data Sources
- Housing & Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023
- Tax Rates: Tax Foundation, 2024
Last data update: March 2026 · See methodology