Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 19%

Housing 42%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Marcus Hook	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	97	99	100
Goods & Services	119	98	100
Groceries	123	103	100
Health care	112	94	100
Housing	58	91	100
Transportation	110	109	100
Utilities	84	111	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Marcus Hook is 2% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Marcus Hook is 3% lower than the national average
Marcus Hook housing is 42% lower 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	$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	$17.67	$17.49	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$45.33	$38.17	18.8%
Toothpaste	$2.86	$2.32	23.2%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.01	16.6%
Movie	$11.75	$10.72	9.6%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.49	$3.90	15.1%
Fried Chicken	$2.16	$1.40	54.8%
Milk	$2.59	$1.96	32.0%
Potatoes	$4.99	$3.18	56.8%
Pizza	$10.00	$10.39	3.8%
Beer	$8.49	$9.23	8.0%

Health Care

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.50	$106.34	5.8%
Doctor	$97.50	$115.25	15.4%
Dentist	$133.50	$98.38	35.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.76	$9.26	27.0%
Lipitor	$470.99	$466.47	1.0%

Housing

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,800.00	$184,700.00	57.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,352.21	$1,273.32	6.2%
Apartment Rent	$888.00	$949.00	6.4%

Transportation

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.73	$2.59	5.2%
Tire Balancing	$60.00	$48.90	22.7%

Utilities

Item	Marcus Hook	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$125.16	$167.60	25.3%
Phone	$173.76	$163.42	6.3%

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	113	13%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	86	-14%
Chester, PA	34,056	95	-5%
Darby, PA	10,677	94	-6%
Upland, PA	3,248	97	-3%
Marcus Hook, PA	2,420	97	-3%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Douglas, MA	2,420	123	23%
Hernando Beach, FL	2,420	107	7%
Naples, UT	2,420	102	2%
Houston, MO	2,420	82	-18%
Slater-Marietta, SC	2,421	86	-14%
Marcus Hook, PA	2,420	97	-3%

Source: The Marcus Hook, PA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.