Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne, Pennsylvania Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
Cost of living	105	103	101
Goods & Services	106	106	101
Groceries	120	120	107
Health care	101	101	96
Housing	95	86	91
Transportation	114	114	111
Utilities	111	111	111

Key findings

The cost of living in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne is 5% higher than the Philadelphia average
The cost of living in Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne is 5% higher than the national average
Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne housing is 5% 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)
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	$19.66	$18.62	5.5%
Beauty Salon	$60.55	$39.05	55.1%
Toothpaste	$2.34	$2.34	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.06	3.8%
Movie	$12.00	$10.68	12.3%
Bowling	$18.80	$14.67	28.1%

Groceries

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.57	$4.22	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.60	$1.39	15.7%
Milk	$2.18	$2.05	6.5%
Potatoes	$3.66	$3.29	11.2%
Pizza	$10.67	$10.62	0.4%
Beer	$8.81	$9.38	6.1%

Health Care

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.61	$108.57	0.0%
Doctor	$133.89	$116.17	15.2%
Dentist	$96.86	$99.13	2.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.88	$9.68	2.1%
Lipitor	$391.77	$466.92	16.1%

Housing

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$147,300.00	$184,700.00	20.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,345.37	$1,197.42	12.4%
Apartment Rent	$943.00	$949.00	0.6%

Transportation

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.42	$2.22	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$60.97	$50.07	21.8%

Utilities

Item	Philadelphia	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.98	$167.67	15.7%
Phone	$192.07	$175.64	9.4%

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	110	10%
Pine Valley, NJ	4	110	10%
Tavistock, NJ	9	110	10%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	86	-14%
Audubon Park, NJ	993	91	-9%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	103	3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	98	-2%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	88	-12%
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	151	51%
Dallas, TX	1,278,433	98	-2%
San Jose, CA	1,009,363	180	80%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	103	3%

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 2020.

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