Ferndale, PA Cost Of Living

Ferndale 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	Ferndale	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	86	100	100
Index	Ferndale	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	97	100	100
Groceries index	110	105	100
Health care index	94	92	100
Housing index	46	91	100
Transportation index	107	108	100
Utilities index	110	111	100

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The cost of living in Ferndale is 14% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Ferndale is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Ferndale is 54% 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	$50,094	$4,175	$1,169	$1,503
Renters	$31,667	$2,639	$739	$950

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	Ferndale	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	Ferndale	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	Ferndale	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	Ferndale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$67,900.00	$184,700.00	63.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,031.03	$1,202.44	14.3%
Apartment Rent	$640.00	$949.00	32.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Ferndale	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.
Graceton, PA	145	103	3%
Dunlo, PA	200	103	3%
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA	1,561	103	3%
Benson, PA	170	81	-19%
Johnstown, PA	20,169	81	-19%
Ferndale, PA	1,541	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Edgar, WI	1,541	86	-14%
Duluth, WA	1,541	128	28%
Colma, CA	1,540	169	69%
Logan, IA	1,540	83	-17%
Liberty, UT	1,540	119	19%
Ferndale, PA	1,541	86	-14%

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

Ferndale, PA Cost of Living