| Index | New Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | National |
| Cost of living | 86 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 91 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 53 | 91 | 100 |
| Transportation | 107 | 106 | 100 |
| Utilities | 125 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $57,981 | $4,832 | $1,353 | $1,740 |
| Renters | $16,471 | $1,373 | $384 | $494 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Item | New Bethlehem | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.73 | $24.26 | 2.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $40.40 | $45.56 | 11.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.72 | $3.70 | 0.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.39 | $1.28 | 8.5% |
| Movie | $11.77 | $12.13 | 3.0% |
| Bowling | $16.24 | $18.00 | 9.8% |
| Item | New Bethlehem | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.70 | $5.84 | 2.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.6% |
| Milk | $4.52 | $4.67 | 3.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.47 | $4.93 | 10.8% |
| Pizza | $12.83 | $12.09 | 6.2% |
| Beer | $10.58 | $10.41 | 1.6% |
| Item | New Bethlehem | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $109.26 | $125.68 | 13.1% |
| Doctor | $100.92 | $135.78 | 25.7% |
| Dentist | $110.50 | $113.29 | 2.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.45 | $10.65 | 1.9% |
| Lipitor | $502.54 | $468.60 | 7.2% |
| Item | New Bethlehem | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $96,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 48.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,225.61 | $2,346.69 | 5.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $514.00 | $949.00 | 45.8% |
| Item | New Bethlehem | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.73 | $3.46 | 7.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $64.05 | $59.92 | 6.9% |
| Item | New Bethlehem | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $270.68 | $193.99 | 39.5% |
| Phone | $196.77 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Timblin, PA | 154 | 80 | 20.4% |
| Callensburg, PA | 127 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Smicksburg, PA | 51 | 82 | 18.2% |
| South Bethlehem, PA | 469 | 84 | 15.8% |
| Worthville, PA | 51 | 84 | 15.7% |
| New Bethlehem, PA | 874 | 86 | 13.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Brownville, NY | 874 | 98 | 1.7% |
| Plandome Heights, NY | 874 | 252 | 152.1% |
| Lawrence, PA | 874 | 100 | 0.4% |
| Balsam Lake, WI | 874 | 90 | 10.0% |
| Kasabonika Lake, ON | 874 | n/a | |
| New Bethlehem, PA | 874 | 86 | 13.6% |
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