Maple Glen, Pennsylvania Cost Of Living

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Overall 35%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 97%

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	Maple Glen	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	135	100	100
Goods & Services	105	102	100
Groceries	117	105	100
Health care	99	98	100
Housing	197	91	100
Transportation	113	105	100
Utilities	110	106	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Maple Glen is 36% higher than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Maple Glen is 35% higher than the national average
Maple Glen housing is 97% 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	$113,785	$9,482	$2,655	$3,414
Renters	$88,664	$7,389	$2,069	$2,660

The affordability of the housing market in Maple Glen, PA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Maple Glen homeowners, the median income is $113,785. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,655 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $88,664. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $2,069 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Maple Glen	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	Maple Glen	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	Maple Glen	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	Maple Glen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$373,100.00	$184,700.00	102.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,321.24	$1,229.62	7.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,769.00	$949.00	86.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Maple Glen	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%
Newtown CDP, PA	250	92	8.1%
Eagleville CDP (Centre County), PA	423	99	0.8%
Millbourne, PA	1,190	100	0.3%
Beverly, NJ	2,538	103	2.8%
Maple Glen, PA	6,837	135	35.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Samoset, FL	6,836	89	11.1%
Sullivan, MO	6,838	89	10.6%
Mountainside, NJ	6,835	167	67.4%
Jackson, WI	6,839	95	4.8%
Byron Center, MI	6,840	101	1.0%
Maple Glen, PA	6,837	135	35.4%

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