West Kittanning, PA Cost Of Living

West Kittanning 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	West Kittanning	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	90	100	100
Index	West Kittanning	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	97	100	100
Groceries index	110	105	100
Health care index	94	92	100
Housing index	60	91	100
Transportation index	107	108	100
Utilities index	110	111	100

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The cost of living in West Kittanning is 10% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in West Kittanning is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in West Kittanning is 40% 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	$58,438	$4,870	$1,363	$1,753
Renters	$35,372	$2,948	$825	$1,061

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	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.53	$16.09	9.0%
Beauty Salon	$32.20	$37.33	13.7%
Toothpaste	$2.41	$2.45	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	1.6%
Movie	$9.93	$10.28	3.4%
Bowling	$4.13	$4.93	16.3%

Groceries

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.53	$3.80	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.40	12.6%
Milk	$1.90	$2.01	5.5%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.01	0.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$10.08	$8.90	13.3%

Health Care

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.58	$102.16	15.2%
Doctor	$98.75	$108.36	8.9%
Dentist	$86.30	$92.53	6.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.43	$9.28	1.6%
Lipitor	$415.17	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,700.00	$184,700.00	46.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,031.03	$1,202.44	14.3%
Apartment Rent	$717.00	$949.00	24.4%

Transportation

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.61	$2.24	16.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.59	$46.29	12.3%

Utilities

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.46	$165.96	12.3%
Phone	$30.99	$28.68	8.0%

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.
Kiskimere, PA	51	81	-19%
North Vandergrift, PA	451	82	-18%
East Vandergrift, PA	866	84	-16%
Kittanning, PA	3,920	84	-16%
Atwood, PA	94	84	-16%
West Kittanning, PA	1,265	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Indian Hills, NM	1,265	88	-12%
Kittitas, WA	1,265	94	-6%
Laytonville, CA	1,265	105	5%
Fulton, TX	1,265	86	-14%
Claude, TX	1,265	83	-17%
West Kittanning, PA	1,265	90	-10%

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

West Kittanning, PA Cost of Living