Salunga, PA Cost Of Living

Salunga 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	Salunga	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	104	100	100
Index	Salunga	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	99	100	100
Groceries index	99	105	100
Health care index	88	92	100
Housing index	107	91	100
Transportation index	106	108	100
Utilities index	119	111	100

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The cost of living in Salunga is 4% higher than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Salunga is 4% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Salunga is 7% 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	$82,788	$6,899	$1,932	$2,484
Renters	$17,283	$1,440	$403	$519

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	Salunga	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.50	$16.09	2.6%
Beauty Salon	$23.12	$37.33	38.1%
Toothpaste	$2.51	$2.45	2.7%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.00	12.0%
Movie	$9.90	$10.28	3.7%
Bowling	$3.77	$4.93	23.6%

Groceries

Item	Salunga	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.73	$3.80	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.40	1.8%
Milk	$2.10	$2.01	4.4%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.01	2.8%
Pizza	$8.98	$9.89	9.2%
Beer	$10.01	$8.90	12.6%

Health Care

Item	Salunga	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$51.78	$102.16	49.3%
Doctor	$89.29	$108.36	17.6%
Dentist	$82.49	$92.53	10.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.65	$9.28	4.0%
Lipitor	$421.47	$425.82	1.0%

Housing

Item	Salunga	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$223,800.00	$184,700.00	21.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,171.73	$1,202.44	2.6%
Apartment Rent	$695.00	$949.00	26.8%

Transportation

Item	Salunga	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.24	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$46.10	$46.29	0.4%

Utilities

Item	Salunga	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$210.15	$165.96	26.6%
Phone	$31.90	$28.68	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.
Brownstown borough, PA	799	84	-16%
Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County), PA	1,592	90	-10%
Columbia, PA	10,382	90	-10%
Windsor, PA	1,316	91	-9%
Yoe, PA	994	91	-9%
Salunga, PA	2,725	104	4%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sisco Heights, WA	2,725	126	26%
Buckeye Lake, OH	2,725	83	-17%
Buckhorn, CA	2,725	112	12%
Daniels, WV	2,725	85	-15%
Santa Claus, IN	2,726	94	-6%
Salunga, PA	2,725	104	4%

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

Salunga, PA Cost of Living