Cost Of Living In Coal Center, PA

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	87	100	100
Index	Coal Center	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	88	99	100
Groceries index	97	102	100
Health care index	95	90	100
Housing index	69	93	100
Transportation index	106	109	100
Utilities index	102	115	100

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The cost of living in Coal Center is 13% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Coal Center is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Coal Center is 31% 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	$47,250	$3,938	$1,102	$1,418
Renters	$16,250	$1,354	$379	$488

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	$13.15	$15.56	15.5%
Beauty Salon	$37.36	$36.11	3.5%
Toothpaste	$2.36	$2.47	4.6%
Shampoo	$0.93	$0.96	3.6%
Movie	$9.94	$10.13	1.9%
Bowling	$4.01	$4.74	15.2%

Groceries

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.88	$3.98	27.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.41	4.8%
Milk	$1.86	$2.06	10.0%
Potatoes	$3.32	$2.98	11.4%
Pizza	$9.90	$9.47	4.5%
Beer	$10.34	$8.79	17.6%

Health Care

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$80.03	$101.04	20.8%
Doctor	$97.54	$107.44	9.2%
Dentist	$89.29	$90.42	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$8.86	$9.28	4.5%
Lipitor	$415.12	$426.50	2.7%

Housing

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,800.00	$175,700.00	38.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$961.34	$1,133.23	15.2%
Apartment Rent	$788.00	$920.00	14.3%

Transportation

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.19	$1.99	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.27	$45.76	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Coal Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$184.95	$163.81	12.9%
Phone	$25.21	$28.39	11.2%

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.
Naomi, PA	61	95	-5%
Ronco, PA	62	70	-30%
Nemacolin, PA	539	74	-26%
Marianna, PA	539	78	-22%
Brownsville, PA	2,378	79	-21%
Coal Center, PA	75	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gentry, MO	75	74	-26%
Severance, KS	75	74	-26%
Como, NC	75	94	-6%
Sageville, IA	75	86	-14%
Ames, NE	75	94	-6%
Coal Center, PA	75	87	-13%

Source: The Coal Center, PA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Coal Center, PA Cost of Living