Glenside, Pennsylvania Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 32%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Glenside	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	116	100	100
Goods & Services	105	102	100
Groceries	117	105	100
Health care	99	98	100
Housing	132	91	100
Transportation	113	105	100
Utilities	110	106	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Glenside is 16% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Glenside is 16% higher than the national average
Glenside housing is 32% higher than the national average
Pennsylvania general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Pennsylvania state income tax is 24% 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	$102,198	$8,517	$2,384	$3,066
Renters	$43,625	$3,635	$1,018	$1,309

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Glenside is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Glenside has a median income of about $102,198 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,384 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $43,625. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,018 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Glenside	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.33	$20.27	0.3%
Beauty Salon	$61.70	$40.39	52.7%
Toothpaste	$2.35	$2.36	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.08	0.9%
Movie	$12.08	$10.99	9.9%
Bowling	$19.22	$15.49	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Glenside	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$4.30	0.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.40	20.5%
Milk	$2.15	$2.20	2.2%
Potatoes	$3.21	$3.22	0.2%
Pizza	$10.86	$10.74	1.1%
Beer	$9.16	$9.60	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Glenside	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.00	$109.73	3.9%
Doctor	$135.61	$118.34	14.6%
Dentist	$96.25	$100.94	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.95	$9.93	0.2%
Lipitor	$391.58	$469.53	16.6%

Housing

Item	Glenside	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$263,100.00	$184,700.00	42.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,321.24	$1,229.62	7.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,007.00	$949.00	6.1%

Transportation

Item	Glenside	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.95	$2.71	8.9%
Tire Balancing	$62.28	$51.86	20.1%

Utilities

Item	Glenside	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.35	$170.84	14.9%
Phone	$195.45	$187.18	4.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arcadia University, PA	647	109	8.9%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	86	14.3%
Audubon Park, NJ	993	91	9.4%
Newtown CDP, PA	250	92	8.1%
Darby, PA	10,677	94	6.1%
Glenside, PA	7,781	116	15.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newport, AR	7,781	83	16.5%
August, CA	7,781	96	3.8%
Hobart, WI	7,779	102	1.7%
Southwood Acres, CT	7,785	113	13.0%
Wyoming, MN	7,785	106	5.8%
Glenside, PA	7,781	116	15.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.