Cost Of Living In West Kittanning, PA

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	85	100	100
Index	West Kittanning	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	88	99	100
Groceries index	97	102	100
Health care index	95	90	100
Housing index	63	93	100
Transportation index	106	109	100
Utilities index	102	115	100

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The cost of living in West Kittanning is 15% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in West Kittanning is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in West Kittanning is 37% 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	$60,156	$5,013	$1,404	$1,805
Renters	$33,289	$2,774	$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	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.15	$15.56	15.5%
Beauty Salon	$37.36	$36.11	3.5%
Toothpaste	$2.36	$2.47	4.6%
Shampoo	$0.93	$0.96	3.6%
Movie	$9.94	$10.13	1.9%
Bowling	$4.01	$4.74	15.2%

Groceries

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.88	$3.98	27.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.41	4.8%
Milk	$1.86	$2.06	10.0%
Potatoes	$3.32	$2.98	11.4%
Pizza	$9.90	$9.47	4.5%
Beer	$10.34	$8.79	17.6%

Health Care

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$80.03	$101.04	20.8%
Doctor	$97.54	$107.44	9.2%
Dentist	$89.29	$90.42	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$8.86	$9.28	4.5%
Lipitor	$415.12	$426.50	2.7%

Housing

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,400.00	$175,700.00	42.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$961.34	$1,133.23	15.2%
Apartment Rent	$715.00	$920.00	22.3%

Transportation

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.19	$1.99	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.27	$45.76	1.1%

Utilities

Item	West Kittanning	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$184.95	$163.81	12.9%
Phone	$25.21	$28.39	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.
North Vandergrift, PA	453	76	-24%
Kiskimere, PA	57	78	-22%
Tarentum, PA	4,514	79	-21%
Templeton, PA	331	79	-21%
East Vandergrift, PA	705	79	-21%
West Kittanning, PA	1,287	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Paducah, TX	1,287	71	-29%
St. Jacob, IL	1,287	94	-6%
Barry, IL	1,287	77	-23%
Copeland, OK	1,288	86	-14%
Benwood, WV	1,286	79	-21%
West Kittanning, PA	1,287	85	-15%

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

West Kittanning, PA Cost of Living