Mercer, Pennsylvania Cost Of Living

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Overall 9%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 40%

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	Mercer	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	91	100	100
Goods & Services	98	102	100
Groceries	108	105	100
Health care	97	98	100
Housing	60	91	100
Transportation	108	105	100
Utilities	123	106	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Mercer is 9% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Mercer is 9% lower than the national average
Mercer housing is 40% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$69,722	$5,810	$1,627	$2,092
Renters	$28,750	$2,396	$671	$863

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	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$20.27	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$38.46	$40.39	4.8%
Toothpaste	$1.93	$2.36	18.1%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.08	8.7%
Movie	$11.14	$10.99	1.4%
Bowling	$13.21	$15.49	14.7%

Groceries

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.06	$4.30	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.71	$1.40	22.2%
Milk	$2.04	$2.20	7.4%
Potatoes	$4.69	$3.22	45.7%
Pizza	$11.27	$10.74	5.0%
Beer	$9.99	$9.60	4.1%

Health Care

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.63	$109.73	11.9%
Doctor	$104.64	$118.34	11.6%
Dentist	$99.12	$100.94	1.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$9.93	4.3%
Lipitor	$487.25	$469.53	3.8%

Housing

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,800.00	$184,700.00	41.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,235.95	$1,229.62	0.5%
Apartment Rent	$593.00	$949.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.86	$2.71	5.4%
Tire Balancing	$58.17	$51.86	12.2%

Utilities

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$235.14	$170.84	37.6%
Phone	$193.95	$187.18	3.6%

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.
Slippery Rock University, PA	2,214	105	4.7%
Frizzleburg, PA	540	105	4.7%
Wheatland, PA	844	85	15.0%
Sharon, PA	13,659	86	13.9%
Fredonia, PA	553	87	13.4%
Mercer, PA	1,799	91	8.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Owens Cross Roads, AL	1,799	89	11.0%
Pine Canyon, CA	1,799	122	21.9%
Howard City, MI	1,799	82	18.2%
Vonore, TN	1,799	84	15.7%
Twin Lakes, VA	1,799	108	8.1%
Mercer, PA	1,799	91	8.8%

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