Marcus Hook, PA Cost Of Living

Marcus Hook 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	Marcus Hook	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living index	92	100	100
Index	Marcus Hook	Pennsylvania	National
Goods & Services index	110	100	100
Groceries index	109	105	100
Health care index	100	92	100
Housing index	58	91	100
Transportation index	95	108	100
Utilities index	105	111	100

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The cost of living in Marcus Hook is 8% lower than the Pennsylvania average.
The cost of living in Marcus Hook is 8% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Marcus Hook is 42% 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	$50,000	$4,167	$1,167	$1,500
Renters	$33,152	$2,763	$773	$995

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	Marcus Hook	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%

Groceries

Item	Marcus Hook	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%

Health Care

Item	Marcus Hook	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%

Housing

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,800.00	$184,700.00	57.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,333.34	$1,202.44	10.9%
Apartment Rent	$888.00	$949.00	6.4%

Transportation

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.17	$2.24	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.63	$46.29	7.9%

Utilities

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$192.01	$165.96	15.7%
Phone	$26.64	$28.68	7.1%

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.
Cheyney University, PA	663	107	7%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	88	-12%
Chester, PA	34,056	90	-10%
Darby, PA	10,677	96	-4%
Upland, PA	3,248	93	-7%
Marcus Hook, PA	2,420	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Douglas, MA	2,420	123	23%
Naples, UT	2,420	97	-3%
Houston, MO	2,420	83	-17%
Hernando Beach, FL	2,420	110	10%
Mount Union, PA	2,421	84	-16%
Marcus Hook, PA	2,420	92	-8%

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

Marcus Hook, PA Cost of Living