Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, PA Cost Of Living

Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne 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	Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Cost of living index	107	104	100
Index	Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Goods & Services index	107	107	100
Groceries index	116	116	105
Health care index	106	106	92
Housing index	95	86	91
Transportation index	115	115	108
Utilities index	125	125	111

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The cost of living in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne is 8% higher than the Philadelphia average.
The cost of living in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne is 7% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne is 5% 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)
Household	$35,486	$2,957	$828	$1,065

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	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.39	$16.09	14.3%
Beauty Salon	$56.27	$37.33	50.7%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.45	10.5%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.00	1.1%
Movie	$12.27	$10.28	19.3%
Bowling	$5.21	$4.93	5.6%

Groceries

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.16	$3.80	9.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.40	4.3%
Milk	$2.11	$2.01	4.9%
Potatoes	$3.82	$3.01	27.0%
Pizza	$10.33	$9.89	4.5%
Beer	$8.63	$8.90	3.0%

Health Care

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.71	$102.16	1.4%
Doctor	$130.24	$108.36	20.2%
Dentist	$96.14	$92.53	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.55	$9.28	2.9%
Lipitor	$387.28	$425.82	9.1%

Housing

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$147,300.00	$184,700.00	20.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,546.68	$1,202.44	28.6%
Apartment Rent	$943.00	$949.00	0.6%

Transportation

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.48	$2.24	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$57.62	$46.29	24.5%

Utilities

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.22	$165.96	6.8%
Phone	$42.00	$28.68	46.4%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arcadia University, PA	647	112	12%
Tavistock, NJ	9	112	12%
Pine Valley, NJ	4	112	12%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	88	-12%
Audubon Park, NJ	993	93	-7%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	104	4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	95	-5%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	86	-14%
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	146	46%
Dallas, TX	1,278,433	95	-5%
San Jose, CA	1,009,363	177	77%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	104	4%

Source: The Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, PA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Philadelphia, PA Cost of Living