Index | West Chester | Pennsylvania | National |
Cost of living index | 122 | 100 | 100 |
Index | West Chester | Pennsylvania | National |
Goods & Services index | 110 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries index | 109 | 105 | 100 |
Health care index | 100 | 92 | 100 |
Housing index | 159 | 91 | 100 |
Transportation index | 95 | 108 | 100 |
Utilities index | 105 | 111 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $93,594 | $7,800 | $2,184 | $2,808 |
Renters | $35,376 | $2,948 | $825 | $1,061 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | West Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $14.17 | $16.09 | 11.9% |
Beauty Salon | $38.67 | $37.33 | 3.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.37 | $2.45 | 37.6% |
Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.00 | 11.3% |
Movie | $11.50 | $10.28 | 11.9% |
Bowling | $4.75 | $4.93 | 3.7% |
Item | West Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.31 | $3.80 | 13.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.40 | 23.4% |
Milk | $2.13 | $2.01 | 6.3% |
Potatoes | $4.12 | $3.01 | 36.7% |
Pizza | $10.24 | $9.89 | 3.6% |
Beer | $9.99 | $8.90 | 12.3% |
Item | West Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $114.17 | $102.16 | 11.8% |
Doctor | $87.50 | $108.36 | 19.2% |
Dentist | $107.42 | $92.53 | 16.1% |
Ibuprofen | $9.69 | $9.28 | 4.4% |
Lipitor | $403.75 | $425.82 | 5.2% |
Item | West Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $320,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 73.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,333.34 | $1,202.44 | 10.9% |
Apartment Rent | $1,183.00 | $949.00 | 24.7% |
Item | West Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.17 | $2.24 | 3.2% |
Tire Balancing | $42.63 | $46.29 | 7.9% |
Item | West Chester | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $192.01 | $165.96 | 15.7% |
Phone | $26.64 | $28.68 | 7.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cheyney University, PA | 663 | 107 | 7% |
Chester, PA | 34,056 | 90 | -10% |
Marcus Hook, PA | 2,420 | 92 | -8% |
Upland, PA | 3,248 | 93 | -7% |
Linwood, PA | 3,461 | 94 | -6% |
West Chester, PA | 19,434 | 122 | 22% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Alice, TX | 19,439 | 84 | -16% |
Altus, OK | 19,422 | 82 | -18% |
Albany, CA | 19,420 | 181 | 81% |
Port Angeles, WA | 19,420 | 105 | 5% |
Iselin, NJ | 19,411 | 125 | 25% |
West Chester, PA | 19,434 | 122 | 22% |