Coal Center, PA Cost Of Living

Coal Center 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	Coal Center	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	89	100	100
Index	Coal Center	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	97	100	100
Groceries index	110	105	100
Health care index	94	92	100
Housing index	56	91	100
Transportation index	107	108	100
Utilities index	110	111	100

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The cost of living in Coal Center is 11% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Coal Center is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Coal Center is 44% 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	$46,944	$3,912	$1,095	$1,408
Renters	$30,625	$2,552	$715	$919

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	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.53	$16.09	9.0%
Beauty Salon	$32.20	$37.33	13.7%
Toothpaste	$2.41	$2.45	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	1.6%
Movie	$9.93	$10.28	3.4%
Bowling	$4.13	$4.93	16.3%

Groceries

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.53	$3.80	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.40	12.6%
Milk	$1.90	$2.01	5.5%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.01	0.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$10.08	$8.90	13.3%

Health Care

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.58	$102.16	15.2%
Doctor	$98.75	$108.36	8.9%
Dentist	$86.30	$92.53	6.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.43	$9.28	1.6%
Lipitor	$415.17	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,000.00	$184,700.00	51.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,031.03	$1,202.44	14.3%
Apartment Rent	$689.00	$949.00	27.4%

Transportation

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.61	$2.24	16.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.59	$46.29	12.3%

Utilities

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.46	$165.96	12.3%
Phone	$30.99	$28.68	8.0%

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.
Edenborn, PA	264	99	-1%
Buffington, PA	349	99	-1%
Naomi, PA	42	103	3%
Ronco, PA	125	71	-29%
Marianna, PA	482	76	-24%
Coal Center, PA	92	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marysville, MT	92	103	3%
Humboldt River Ranch, NV	92	106	6%
Filley, NE	92	80	-20%
Horntown, OK	92	82	-18%
Strandquist, MN	92	74	-26%
Coal Center, PA	92	89	-11%

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

Coal Center, PA Cost of Living