Cost Of Living In Rheems, PA

Rheems 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	Rheems	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	104	100	100
Index	Rheems	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	100	99	100
Groceries index	97	102	100
Health care index	90	90	100
Housing index	111	93	100
Transportation index	100	109	100
Utilities index	113	115	100

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The cost of living in Rheems is 4% higher than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Rheems is 4% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Rheems is 11% higher 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	$86,203	$7,184	$2,011	$2,586
Renters	$50,598	$4,217	$1,181	$1,518

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	Rheems	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.00	$15.56	16.5%
Beauty Salon	$30.83	$36.11	14.6%
Toothpaste	$2.25	$2.47	9.0%
Shampoo	$0.98	$0.96	1.9%
Movie	$9.11	$10.13	10.0%
Bowling	$4.30	$4.74	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Rheems	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.32	$3.98	8.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.41	3.8%
Milk	$1.89	$2.06	8.3%
Potatoes	$3.49	$2.98	16.9%
Pizza	$6.99	$9.47	26.2%
Beer	$10.94	$8.79	24.4%

Health Care

Item	Rheems	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.69	$101.04	12.2%
Doctor	$92.98	$107.44	13.5%
Dentist	$77.23	$90.42	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.75	$9.28	5.7%
Lipitor	$437.76	$426.50	2.6%

Housing

Item	Rheems	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$202,400.00	$175,700.00	15.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,023.97	$1,133.23	9.6%
Apartment Rent	$944.00	$920.00	2.6%

Transportation

Item	Rheems	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.13	$1.99	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$38.58	$45.76	15.7%

Utilities

Item	Rheems	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.91	$163.81	4.3%
Phone	$35.44	$28.39	24.9%

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.
Oberlin, PA	467	87	-13%
York, PA	43,817	87	-13%
Lebanon, PA	25,553	88	-12%
York Haven, PA	758	88	-12%
Highspire, PA	2,438	89	-11%
Rheems, PA	1,647	104	4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Eagle River, WI	1,647	91	-9%
Wilson, WY	1,647	191	91%
Union City, OK	1,647	84	-16%
Home, WA	1,647	115	15%
Lake Como, NJ	1,647	135	35%
Rheems, PA	1,647	104	4%

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

Rheems, PA Cost of Living