Cost Of Living In Wellsboro, PA

Wellsboro 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	Wellsboro	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	94	100	100
Index	Wellsboro	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	100	99	100
Groceries index	105	102	100
Health care index	100	90	100
Housing index	80	93	100
Transportation index	109	109	100
Utilities index	79	115	100

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The cost of living in Wellsboro is 6% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Wellsboro is 6% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Wellsboro is 20% 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	$55,993	$4,666	$1,306	$1,680
Renters	$33,311	$2,776	$777	$999

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	Wellsboro	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.67	$15.56	0.7%
Beauty Salon	$38.39	$36.11	6.3%
Toothpaste	$2.27	$2.47	8.1%
Shampoo	$1.15	$0.96	19.2%
Movie	$12.75	$10.13	25.9%
Bowling	$4.50	$4.74	5.0%

Groceries

Item	Wellsboro	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.19	$3.98	5.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.41	3.1%
Milk	$2.09	$2.06	1.1%
Potatoes	$3.18	$2.98	6.5%
Pizza	$10.82	$9.47	14.3%
Beer	$8.47	$8.79	3.7%

Health Care

Item	Wellsboro	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.00	$101.04	8.9%
Doctor	$124.00	$107.44	15.4%
Dentist	$79.67	$90.42	11.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.80	$9.28	5.6%
Lipitor	$417.18	$426.50	2.2%

Housing

Item	Wellsboro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$144,800.00	$175,700.00	17.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,237.17	$1,133.23	9.2%
Apartment Rent	$681.00	$920.00	26.0%

Transportation

Item	Wellsboro	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.20	$1.99	10.2%
Tire Balancing	$48.49	$45.76	6.0%

Utilities

Item	Wellsboro	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$140.56	$163.81	14.2%
Phone	$19.99	$28.39	29.6%

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.
Westfield, PA	1,182	82	-18%
Tioga, PA	653	83	-17%
Knoxville, PA	571	85	-15%
Blossburg, PA	1,595	87	-13%
Liberty borough (Tioga County), PA	186	87	-13%
Wellsboro, PA	3,301	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marysville, KS	3,301	81	-19%
El Cenizo city, TX	3,302	67	-33%
Hicksville, OH	3,300	81	-19%
Haskell, TX	3,300	75	-25%
Llano, TX	3,300	80	-20%
Wellsboro, PA	3,301	94	-6%

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

Wellsboro, PA Cost of Living