Index | Reading | Pennsylvania | National |
Cost of living | 85 | 100 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 104 | 102 | 100 |
Groceries | 93 | 105 | 100 |
Health care | 110 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 50 | 91 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 105 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 106 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $43,499 | $3,625 | $1,015 | $1,305 |
Renters | $19,807 | $1,651 | $462 | $594 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Pennsylvania | 6% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.05 | $20.27 | 3.8% |
Beauty Salon | $42.57 | $40.39 | 5.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.36 | 9.7% |
Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.08 | 0.8% |
Movie | $11.33 | $10.99 | 3.1% |
Bowling | $14.91 | $15.49 | 3.7% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.99 | $4.30 | 7.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.18 | $1.40 | 15.5% |
Milk | $2.20 | $2.20 | 0.0% |
Potatoes | $3.70 | $3.22 | 14.8% |
Pizza | $10.45 | $10.74 | 2.7% |
Beer | $10.54 | $9.60 | 9.8% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $87.60 | $109.73 | 20.2% |
Doctor | $107.13 | $118.34 | 9.5% |
Dentist | $148.82 | $100.94 | 47.4% |
Ibuprofen | $9.71 | $9.93 | 2.2% |
Lipitor | $416.42 | $469.53 | 11.3% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $68,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 63.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,134.94 | $1,229.62 | 7.7% |
Apartment Rent | $752.00 | $949.00 | 20.8% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.85 | $2.71 | 5.0% |
Tire Balancing | $53.73 | $51.86 | 3.6% |
Item | Reading | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $132.75 | $170.84 | 22.3% |
Phone | $192.46 | $187.18 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Kutztown University, PA | 3,811 | 100 | 0.2% |
Walnuttown, PA | 587 | 100 | 0.2% |
Hyde Park borough, PA | 451 | 85 | 15.0% |
Alsace Manor, PA | 344 | 87 | 13.4% |
Baumstown, PA | 469 | 88 | 12.5% |
Reading, PA | 87,899 | 85 | 15.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nampa, ID | 87,896 | 91 | 9.0% |
Norwalk, CT | 87,930 | 146 | 46.2% |
Fort Smith, AR | 87,712 | 84 | 15.7% |
Repentigny, QC | 87,645 | n/a | |
Waukegan, IL | 88,159 | 98 | 2.2% |
Reading, PA | 87,899 | 85 | 15.0% |