Union City, Pennsylvania Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 53%

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	Union City	Pennsylvania	National
Cost of living	81	100	100
Goods & Services	95	102	100
Groceries	96	105	100
Health care	89	98	100
Housing	47	91	100
Transportation	96	105	100
Utilities	97	106	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Union City is 19% lower than the Pennsylvania average
The cost of living in Union City is 19% lower than the national average
Union City housing is 53% 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)
Owners	$56,081	$4,673	$1,308	$1,683
Renters	$22,065	$1,839	$515	$662

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	Union City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.56	$20.27	8.4%
Beauty Salon	$39.63	$40.39	1.9%
Toothpaste	$1.96	$2.36	16.8%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.08	8.6%
Movie	$11.21	$10.99	2.0%
Bowling	$14.11	$15.49	8.9%

Groceries

Item	Union City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.84	$4.30	10.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	10.2%
Milk	$2.34	$2.20	6.1%
Potatoes	$2.95	$3.22	8.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.74	2.3%
Beer	$10.07	$9.60	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Union City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.83	$109.73	33.6%
Doctor	$86.85	$118.34	26.6%
Dentist	$98.38	$100.94	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.81	$9.93	11.3%
Lipitor	$497.50	$469.53	6.0%

Housing

Item	Union City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$72,900.00	$184,700.00	60.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,249.17	$1,229.62	1.6%
Apartment Rent	$626.00	$949.00	34.0%

Transportation

Item	Union City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.73	$2.71	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.17	$51.86	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Union City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.42	$170.84	7.3%
Phone	$192.72	$187.18	3.0%

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.
Lincolnville, PA	221	78	22.5%
Riceville, PA	41	80	20.1%
Spartansburg, PA	279	80	20.0%
Cambridge Springs, PA	2,550	83	16.7%
Elgin, PA	185	82	18.2%
Union City, PA	3,243	81	19.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lot 34, PE	3,243	n/a
Capilano 5, BC	3,243	n/a
Point Baker, FL	3,242	90	9.8%
Berwyn Heights, MD	3,242	131	31.1%
Arbuckle, CA	3,244	111	11.1%
Union City, PA	3,243	81	19.1%

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