Index | Reading | Pennsylvania | National |
Cost of living index | 86 | 100 | 100 |
Index | Reading | Pennsylvania | National |
Goods & Services index | 102 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries index | 100 | 105 | 100 |
Health care index | 101 | 92 | 100 |
Housing index | 50 | 91 | 100 |
Transportation index | 110 | 108 | 100 |
Utilities index | 98 | 111 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $43,499 | $3,625 | $1,015 | $1,305 |
Renters | $19,807 | $1,651 | $462 | $594 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | Reading | 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% |
Item | Reading | 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% |
Item | Reading | 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% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $68,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 63.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,290.96 | $1,202.44 | 7.4% |
Apartment Rent | $752.00 | $949.00 | 20.8% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.53 | $2.24 | 12.5% |
Tire Balancing | $48.07 | $46.29 | 3.8% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $177.01 | $165.96 | 6.7% |
Phone | $25.24 | $28.68 | 12.0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Walnuttown, PA | 587 | 102 | 2% |
Kutztown University, PA | 3,811 | 102 | 2% |
Hyde Park borough, PA | 451 | 86 | -14% |
Alsace Manor, PA | 344 | 88 | -12% |
Baumstown, PA | 469 | 89 | -11% |
Reading, PA | 87,899 | 86 | -14% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nampa, ID | 87,896 | 87 | -13% |
Norwalk, CT | 87,930 | 143 | 43% |
Fort Smith, AR | 87,712 | 85 | -15% |
Waukegan, IL | 88,159 | 100 | 0% |
Meridian, ID | 88,247 | 98 | -2% |
Reading, PA | 87,899 | 86 | -14% |