Smoketown, PA Cost Of Living

Smoketown 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	Smoketown	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	107	100	100
Index	Smoketown	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	99	100	100
Groceries index	99	105	100
Health care index	88	92	100
Housing index	117	91	100
Transportation index	106	108	100
Utilities index	119	111	100

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The cost of living in Smoketown is 7% higher than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Smoketown is 7% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Smoketown is 17% 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	$51,000	$4,250	$1,190	$1,530
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Smoketown	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	Smoketown	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	Smoketown	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	Smoketown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$216,700.00	$184,700.00	17.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,171.73	$1,202.44	2.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Smoketown	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%
Gordonville, PA	462	91	-9%
Ronks, PA	286	95	-5%
Lancaster, PA	59,341	92	-8%
Montrose Manor, PA	558	94	-6%
Smoketown, PA	559	107	7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wiscon, FL	559	80	-20%
Swea City, IA	559	82	-18%
Cranesville, PA	559	91	-9%
Wilson, LA	559	82	-18%
Danube, MN	559	87	-13%
Smoketown, PA	559	107	7%

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

Smoketown, PA Cost of Living