Bowmanstown, PA Cost Of Living

Bowmanstown cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Bowmanstown	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	93	100	100
Index	Bowmanstown	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	102	100	100
Groceries index	100	105	100
Health care index	101	92	100
Housing index	71	91	100
Transportation index	110	108	100
Utilities index	98	111	100

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The cost of living in Bowmanstown is 7% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Bowmanstown is 7% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Bowmanstown is 29% lower than the national average.
Pennsylvania general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Pennsylvania state income tax is 38% 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	$66,250	$5,521	$1,546	$1,988
Renters	$25,938	$2,162	$605	$778

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	Bowmanstown	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.45	$16.09	8.5%
Beauty Salon	$38.21	$37.33	2.4%
Toothpaste	$2.13	$2.45	13.2%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.00	1.9%
Movie	$10.90	$10.28	6.0%
Bowling	$4.04	$4.93	18.0%

Groceries

Item	Bowmanstown	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.62	$3.80	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.40	0.9%
Milk	$1.86	$2.01	7.3%
Potatoes	$3.28	$3.01	9.1%
Pizza	$8.76	$9.89	11.3%
Beer	$9.61	$8.90	8.0%

Health Care

Item	Bowmanstown	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.49	$102.16	19.9%
Doctor	$92.57	$108.36	14.6%
Dentist	$105.22	$92.53	13.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.31	$9.28	0.4%
Lipitor	$412.77	$425.82	3.1%

Housing

Item	Bowmanstown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$139,400.00	$184,700.00	24.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,290.96	$1,202.44	7.4%
Apartment Rent	$581.00	$949.00	38.8%

Transportation

Item	Bowmanstown	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.53	$2.24	12.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.07	$46.29	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Bowmanstown	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.01	$165.96	6.7%
Phone	$25.24	$28.68	12.0%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jeddo, PA	164	78	-22%
Coaldale, PA	2,271	82	-18%
Lansford, PA	3,834	83	-17%
Coaldale borough (Bedford County), PA	155	86	-14%
Beaver Meadows, PA	738	85	-15%
Bowmanstown, PA	1,104	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Helena, MS	1,104	93	-7%
Greenville, NH	1,104	102	2%
Mayo, FL	1,104	81	-19%
Bayard, NE	1,104	83	-17%
Baltic, SD	1,104	89	-11%
Bowmanstown, PA	1,104	93	-7%

Source: The Bowmanstown, PA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Bowmanstown, PA Cost of Living